Where does “mietâ” come from?

mietâ (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic mietë, from Proto-Finnic meci, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mietâ (Inari Sami): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mietâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmietëhoney
2Proto-Finnicmecihoney
3Proto-Uralicmetehoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →