Where does “neuvosmies” come from?

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

neuvosmies (Finnish): councilor, alderman

Definitions

  1. councilor, alderman

Ancestry of “neuvosmies”, step by step

neuvosmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish neuvos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuvosAn honorary title granted by the President of the...
2Finnishneuvoadvice; resource; Indicative present connegative...
3Proto-Finnicneuvoadvice
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →