Where does “méhecskék” come from?

méhecskék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian méhecske, from Hungarian méh, 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.

Ancestry of “méhecskék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianméhecskelittle bee
2Hungarianméhbee; womb, uterus
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmekše—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →