Where does “erämies” come from?

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

erämies (Finnish): ranger, outdoorsman, huntsman

Definitions

  1. ranger, outdoorsman, huntsman

Ancestry of “erämies”, step by step

erämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →