Where does “mehiläiskuningatar” come from?
mehiläiskuningatar (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningatar, from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
mehiläiskuningatar (Finnish): queen bee
Definitions
- queen bee
Ancestry of “mehiläiskuningatar”, step by step
mehiläiskuningatar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuningatar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuningatar | queen |
| 2 | Finnish | kuningas | king |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuningas | king |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 |