Where does “perīmīez” come from?

perīmīez (Livonian) comes from Livonian mīez, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

perīmīez (Livonian): head of family, head of household man who provides for his family

Definitions

  1. head of family, head of household man who provides for his family

Ancestry of “perīmīez”, step by step

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