Where does “tarhamehiläinen” come from?

tarhamehiläinen (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.

tarhamehiläinen (Finnish): honey bee, especially the western honey bee,...

Definitions

  1. honey bee, especially the western honey bee,...

Ancestry of “tarhamehiläinen”, step by step

tarhamehiläinen 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 tarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarhacorral; yard; garden, orchard
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →