Where does “meez” come from?
meez (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.
meez (Votic): man; man, husband
Ancestry of “meez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |