Where does “löylymies” come from?

löylymies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

löylymies (Finnish): "sauna man"

Definitions

  1. "sauna man"

Ancestry of “löylymies”, step by step

löylymies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish löyly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöylythe steam that rises from the sauna stove or the...
2Proto-Finnicleülüsteam
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewlebreath, soul; spirit, soul
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →