Where does “mesilane” come from?

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

mesilane (Estonian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “mesilane”, step by step

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