Where does “miesraukka” come from?

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

miesraukka (Finnish): poor man "poor" in the sense of expressing pity

Definitions

  1. poor man "poor" in the sense of expressing pity

Ancestry of “miesraukka”, step by step

miesraukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish raukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraukkawretch; coward; poor thing
2Proto-Finnicraukkawretch, poor thing
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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