Where does “luottomies” come from?

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

luottomies (Finnish): trusted man

Definitions

  1. trusted man

Ancestry of “luottomies”, step by step

luottomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish luotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluottocredit; Synonym of luottamus
2FinnishluottaaTo trust, rely on, count on
3Proto-Finnicloottadakto trust, to rely on, to count on
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →