Where does “hunajamehiläinen” come from?
hunajamehiläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hunaja, from Old Swedish hunagh, from Old Norse hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.
hunajamehiläinen (Finnish): Synonym of tarhamehiläinen
Definitions
- Synonym of tarhamehiläinen
Ancestry of “hunajamehiläinen”, step by step
hunajamehiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hunaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hunaja | honey |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hunagh | honey |
| 3 | Old Norse | hunag | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via Finnish mehiläinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mehiläinen | bee |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mehiläinen | bee |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mekše | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mákš | midge, fly, bee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mék-s ~ m̥k-és | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mek- | to bleat |