Where does “mesitaru” come from?

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

mesitaru (Estonian): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “mesitaru”, step by step

mesitaru 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 taru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantarubeehive
2Proto-Balto-Slavictrav-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →