Where does “miestenhaku” come from?

miestenhaku (Finnish) comes from Finnish haku, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

miestenhaku (Finnish): an arrangement (at a dance event) where men ask women to be their dance partner; gentlemen's choice, gentlemen's excuse-me

Definitions

  1. an arrangement (at a dance event) where men ask women to be their dance partner; gentlemen's choice, gentlemen's excuse-me

Ancestry of “miestenhaku”, step by step

miestenhaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sākija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hakedak →Every word from Finnish hakea →