Where does “turvamies” come from?

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

turvamies (Finnish): bodyguard; security guard

Definitions

  1. bodyguard; security guard

Ancestry of “turvamies”, step by step

turvamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish turva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvaprotection, safety, security; security
2Proto-Finnicturvaprotection, safety, security
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →