Where does “syömämies” come from?

syömämies (Finnish) comes from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

syömämies (Finnish): diner, someone eating

Definitions

  1. diner, someone eating

Ancestry of “syömämies”, step by step

syömämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syödä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
2Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish syödä →