Where does “väimees” come from?

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

väimees (Estonian): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “väimees”, step by step

väimees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmeesman; husband; inessive singular of mesi
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Estonian väi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianväison-in-law
2Proto-Finnicvävüson-in-law
3Proto-Uralicwäŋewson-in-law
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Estonian mees →