Where does “vajaamiehinen” come from?

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

vajaamiehinen (Finnish): shorthanded

Definitions

  1. shorthanded

Ancestry of “vajaamiehinen”, step by step

vajaamiehinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish vajaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →