Where does “veromies” come from?

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

veromies (Finnish): taxman

Definitions

  1. taxman

Ancestry of “veromies”, step by step

veromies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →