Where does “miesasiamies” come from?

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

miesasiamies (Finnish): men's rights activist (male)

Definitions

  1. men's rights activist (male)

Ancestry of “miesasiamies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesasiamen's rights, men's issues
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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