Where does “järkimies” come from?

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

järkimies (Finnish): man of reason, sensible man

Definitions

  1. man of reason, sensible man

Ancestry of “järkimies”, step by step

järkimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish järki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärkireason; sense
2Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →