Where does “mies” come from?
mies (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
mies (Finnish): man; husband
Ancestry of “mies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |
Words derived from “mies”