Where does “välimies” come from?

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

välimies (Finnish): middleman, intermediary; intermediator, mediator;...

Definitions

  1. middleman, intermediary; intermediator, mediator;...

Ancestry of “välimies”, step by step

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

Words derived from “välimies”

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