Where does “kalameez” come from?

kalameez (Votic) comes from Votic kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kalameez (Votic): fisher, fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisher, fisherman

Ancestry of “kalameez”, step by step

kalameez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votickalafish
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Votic meez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticmeezman; man, husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Votic kala →