Where does “meesisik” come from?

meesisik (Estonian) comes from Estonian isik, from Estonian ise, from Proto-Finnic ice, from Proto-Uralic iśe.

meesisik (Estonian): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “meesisik”, step by step

meesisik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian isik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianisikperson
2Estonianiseoneself; used to emphasise the person of the head...
3Proto-Finnicice—
4Proto-Uraliciśe—

via Estonian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmeesman; husband; inessive singular of mesi
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic iśe →Every word from Proto-Finnic ice →Every word from Estonian ise →