Where does “perämies” come from?

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

perämies (Finnish): helmsman; chief officer, first mate, chief mate;...

Definitions

  1. helmsman; chief officer, first mate, chief mate;...

Ancestry of “perämies”, step by step

perämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

Words derived from “perämies”

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