Where does “sulhasmies” come from?

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

sulhasmies (Finnish): groom, fiancé

Definitions

  1. groom, fiancé

Ancestry of “sulhasmies”, step by step

sulhasmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish sulhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulhanengroom, bridegroom
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →