Where does “kalamies” come from?
kalamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
kalamies (Finnish): fisherman
Ancestry of “kalamies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |