Etymology Explorer
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Where does “miestyä” come from?
miestyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
Ancestry of “miestyä”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
mies
man; husband
2
Proto-Finnic
mees
man, male; husband
3
Proto-Finnic
meexes
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