Where does “muonamies” come from?

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

muonamies (Finnish): A dayworker on a farm, usually landless, paid...

Definitions

  1. A dayworker on a farm, usually landless, paid...

Ancestry of “muonamies”, step by step

muonamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish muona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuonaFood provisions, supplies
2Swedishmånadskostfood provision for one month
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →