Where does “mesikkä” come from?

mesikkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish meši — nectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

mesikkä (Finnish): melilot, sweet clover

Definitions

  1. melilot, sweet clover

Ancestry of “mesikkä”, step by step

mesikkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meši

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmešinectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds

via Finnish ikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikka

Words derived from “mesikkä

Every word from Finnish meši