Where does “meemäger” come from?

meemäger (Estonian) comes from Estonian mesi, from Proto-Finnic meci, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

meemäger (Estonian): honey badger

Definitions

  1. honey badger

Ancestry of “meemäger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmesihoney
2Proto-Finnicmecihoney
3Proto-Uralicmetehoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from Proto-Uralic meteEvery word from Proto-Finnic meci
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