Where does “tinasotamies” come from?

tinasotamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish tina, from Proto-Finnic tina, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

tinasotamies (Finnish): tin soldier

Definitions

  1. tin soldier

Ancestry of “tinasotamies”, step by step

tinasotamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinatin; pewter
2Proto-Finnictinatin
3Proto-Germanictinątin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

via Finnish sotamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotamiesprivate; infantryman, foot soldier; soldier
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tina →