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