Where does “sikamees” come from?

sikamees (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

sikamees (Ingrian): pig vendor

Definitions

  1. pig vendor

Ancestry of “sikamees”, step by step

sikamees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansikapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Ingrian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeesman
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Ingrian sika →