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Where does “miehistyä” come from?

miehistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish miehistää, from Finnish miehinen, from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

miehistyä (Finnish): To become manlier

Definitions

  1. To become manlier

Ancestry of “miehistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiehistää—
2Finnishmiehinenmanly
3Finnishmiesman; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
5Proto-Finnicmeexes—
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