Where does “miespolvi” come from?

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

miespolvi (Finnish): generation of people

Definitions

  1. generation of people

Ancestry of “miespolvi”, step by step

miespolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →