Where does “seuramies” come from?

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

seuramies (Finnish): socializer, a man who is good company

Definitions

  1. socializer, a man who is good company

Ancestry of “seuramies”, step by step

seuramies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexesEvery word from Proto-Finnic meesEvery word from Finnish mies