Where does “mesipuu” come from?

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

mesipuu (Estonian): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “mesipuu”, step by step

mesipuu 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 püü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpüüpartridge
2Proto-Finnicpüühazel grouse
3Proto-Uralicpüŋehazel hen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →