Where does “rekkamies” come from?

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

rekkamies (Finnish): (male) trucker

Definitions

  1. (male) trucker

Ancestry of “rekkamies”, step by step

rekkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish rekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrekkaA semi-trailer
2Swedishräckerailing, handrail, guard rail
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →