Where does “muskelimies” come from?

muskelimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish muskeli, from Swedish muskel, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muskelimies (Finnish): muscular man, muscleman

Definitions

  1. muscular man, muscleman

Ancestry of “muskelimies”, step by step

muskelimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muskeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuskelimuscle
2Swedishmuskela muscle
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →