Where does “rivimies” come from?
rivimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
rivimies (Finnish): rank-and-filer; rank and file
Definitions
- rank-and-filer; rank and file
Ancestry of “rivimies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |