Where does “vesimies” come from?

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

vesimies (Finnish): Aquarius

Definitions

  1. Aquarius

Ancestry of “vesimies”, step by step

vesimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →