Where does “meene” come from?

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

meene (Estonian): memento, keepsake; covered with honey

Definitions

  1. memento, keepsake; covered with honey

Ancestry of “meene”, step by step

meene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian mesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmesihoney
2Proto-Finnicmecihoney
3Proto-Uralicmetehoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Estonian meenuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmeenumato remember; to recall from one's memory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →