Where does “miehuus” come from?

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

miehuus (Finnish): manhood; manliness, masculinity; virility

Definitions

  1. manhood; manliness, masculinity; virility

Ancestry of “miehuus”, step by step

miehuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “miehuus

Every word from Proto-Finnic meexesEvery word from Proto-Finnic meesEvery word from Finnish mies
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