Where does “mehiläisleipä” come from?
mehiläisleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mehiläinen, from Proto-Finnic mehiläinen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mekše, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.
mehiläisleipä (Finnish): beebread bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, used as food for worker bees and larvae
Definitions
- beebread bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, used as food for worker bees and larvae
Ancestry of “mehiläisleipä”, step by step
mehiläisleipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |