Where does “luottamusmies” come from?
luottamusmies (Finnish) comes from Finnish luottamus, from Finnish -mus, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
luottamusmies (Finnish): union representative, union steward, shop...
Definitions
- union representative, union steward, shop...
Ancestry of “luottamusmies”, step by step
luottamusmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luottamus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luottamus | trust; confidence |
| 2 | Finnish | -mus | Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish mies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |
Words derived from “luottamusmies”