Where does “sammakkomies” come from?
sammakkomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
sammakkomies (Finnish): frogman
Ancestry of “sammakkomies”, 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 | — |