Where does “Mehis” come from?

Mehis (Estonian) comes from Estonian mehine, from Estonian mees, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

Ancestry of “Mehis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmehinemanly, masculine
2Estonianmeesman; husband; inessive singular of mesi
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Estonian mees →