Where does “ratsumies” come from?
ratsumies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
ratsumies (Finnish): horseman
Ancestry of “ratsumies”, step by step
ratsumies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |
via Finnish ratsu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ratsu | riding horse or other animal used for riding;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |