Where does “mamis” come from?
mamis (Finnish) comes from Finnish mammanpoika, from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
mamis (Finnish): mama's boy; sissy; in plural, men's long...
Definitions
- mama's boy; sissy; in plural, men's long...
Ancestry of “mamis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mammanpoika | mama's boy, momma's boy, mollycoddle; sissy |
| 2 | Finnish | poika | boy; son; young |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |