Where does “jousimies” come from?

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

jousimies (Finnish): An archer, bowman; A person born in the sign of...

Definitions

  1. An archer, bowman; A person born in the sign of...

Ancestry of “jousimies”, step by step

jousimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →