Where does “tukimies” come from?

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

tukimies (Finnish): (male) linebacker

Definitions

  1. (male) linebacker

Ancestry of “tukimies”, step by step

tukimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport

Words derived from “tukimies”

Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →