Where does “mieskiintiö” come from?

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

mieskiintiö (Finnish): men's quota

Definitions

  1. men's quota

Ancestry of “mieskiintiö”, step by step

mieskiintiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish kiintiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiintiöA quota
2Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
3Proto-Finnickiintedä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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