Where does “palomies” come from?

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

palomies (Finnish): A fireman, firefighter

Definitions

  1. A fireman, firefighter

Ancestry of “palomies”, step by step

palomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish Palo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaloname of many small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*palo—

Words derived from “palomies”

Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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