Where does “hevosmies” come from?

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

hevosmies (Finnish): horseman

Definitions

  1. horseman

Ancestry of “hevosmies”, step by step

hevosmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →