Where does “mehiläistanssi” come from?

mehiläistanssi (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.

mehiläistanssi (Finnish): waggle dance

Definitions

  1. waggle dance

Ancestry of “mehiläistanssi”, step by step

mehiläistanssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mehiläinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehiläinenbee
2Proto-Finnicmehiläinenbee
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmekše—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat

via Finnish tanssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanssidance; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Swedishdansdance
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →