Where does “herhiläispesä” come from?
herhiläispesä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesä, from Proto-Finnic pesä, from Proto-Uralic pesä — nest.
herhiläispesä (Finnish): hornet's nest
Definitions
- hornet's nest
Ancestry of “herhiläispesä”, step by step
herhiläispesä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pesä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pesä | nest; den; hive |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pesä | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pesä | nest |
via Finnish herhiläinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herhiläinen | hornet |