Where does “päällysmies” come from?

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

päällysmies (Finnish): foreman, boss

Definitions

  1. foreman, boss

Ancestry of “päällysmies”, step by step

päällysmies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →