Where does “põllumees” come from?

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

põllumees (Estonian): cultivator, farmer

Definitions

  1. cultivator, farmer

Ancestry of “põllumees”, step by step

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