Where does “tervamees” come from?

tervamees (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian terva, from Proto-Finnic terva, from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

tervamees (Ingrian): male Vote; Votian male

Definitions

  1. male Vote; Votian male

Ancestry of “tervamees”, step by step

tervamees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian terva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantervatar
2Proto-Finnictervatar
3Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Ingrian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeesman
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m →