Where does “lumimies” come from?
lumimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lumi, from Finnish lumi, from Proto-Finnic lumi, from Proto-Uralic lome — snow.
lumimies (Finnish): abominable snowman, yeti
Ancestry of “lumimies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lumi | — |
| 2 | Finnish | lumi | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lumi | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | lome | snow |