Where does “salvumies” come from?
salvumies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
salvumies (Finnish): carpenter who constructs log houses by hand
Definitions
- carpenter who constructs log houses by hand
Ancestry of “salvumies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |