Where does “lapsiasiamies” come from?

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

lapsiasiamies (Finnish): ombudsman for children

Definitions

  1. ombudsman for children

Ancestry of “lapsiasiamies”, step by step

lapsiasiamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asiamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishasiamiesAn agent
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →