Where does “taksimies” come from?

taksimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taksimies (Finnish): taxi driver

Definitions

  1. taxi driver

Ancestry of “taksimies”, step by step

taksimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksitaxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab—
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from French taxamètre →Every word from French taximètre →Every word from English taximeter →