Where does “veturimies” come from?

veturimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish veturi, from Finnish vetää, from Proto-Finnic vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- — to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

veturimies (Finnish): (male) engineer, engine driver, train operator, motorman

Definitions

  1. (male) engineer, engine driver, train operator, motorman

Ancestry of “veturimies”, step by step

veturimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vetädäk →Every word from Finnish vetää →