Where does “viisimiehinen” come from?

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

viisimiehinen (Finnish): five-man

Definitions

  1. five-man

Ancestry of “viisimiehinen”, step by step

viisimiehinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →