Where does “täydennysmies” come from?

täydennysmies (Finnish) comes from Finnish täydennys, from Finnish täydentää, from Finnish täysi, from Proto-Finnic täüci, from Proto-Uralic täwde — full.

täydennysmies (Finnish): replacement a person in reserve that takes the place of another, such as in the military or police forces

Definitions

  1. replacement a person in reserve that takes the place of another, such as in the military or police forces

Ancestry of “täydennysmies”, step by step

täydennysmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täydennys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäydennyssupplement, supplies, reinforcements
2FinnishtäydentääTo supplement, to reinforce; To complement; To...
3Finnishtäysifull
4Proto-Finnictäücifull
5Proto-Uralictäwdefull

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic täwde →Every word from Proto-Finnic täüci →Every word from Finnish täysi →
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