Where does “ukkomies” come from?
ukkomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
ukkomies (Finnish): married man
Ancestry of “ukkomies”, step by step
ukkomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |