Where does “perämees” come from?

perämees (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian mees, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

perämees (Ingrian): helmsman

Definitions

  1. helmsman

Ancestry of “perämees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeesman
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Ingrian mees →