Where does “luolamies” come from?

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

luolamies (Finnish): caveman

Definitions

  1. caveman

Ancestry of “luolamies”, step by step

luolamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish luola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluolacave; cavern; grotto
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →