Where does “mehiläistutkimus” come from?

mehiläistutkimus (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.

mehiläistutkimus (Finnish): apiology scientific study of bees

Definitions

  1. apiology scientific study of bees

Ancestry of “mehiläistutkimus”, step by step

mehiläistutkimus 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 tutkimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkimusresearch; examination; investigation
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-ésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš