Where does “ovimies” come from?

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

ovimies (Finnish): doorman, janitor

Definitions

  1. doorman, janitor

Ancestry of “ovimies”, step by step

ovimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →