Where does “mehiläissyöjä” come from?
mehiläissyöjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöjä, from Proto-Finnic sooja, from Russian со́я, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.
mehiläissyöjä (Finnish): bee-eater; European bee-eater
Definitions
- bee-eater; European bee-eater
Ancestry of “mehiläissyöjä”, step by step
mehiläissyöjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syöjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syöjä | eater |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sooja | shelter; protection; warm |
| 3 | Russian | со́я | jay {{i|dialectal}} |
| 4 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 5 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 6 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
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 |