Where does “reppumies” come from?

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

reppumies (Finnish): a short-term labour hire worker someone who works at a

Definitions

  1. a short-term labour hire worker someone who works at a

Ancestry of “reppumies”, step by step

reppumies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish reppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreppubackpack; any kind of bag
2Old Swedishskræppa
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexesEvery word from Proto-Finnic meesEvery word from Finnish mies
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