Where does “mesipatsas” come from?

mesipatsas (Ingrian) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

mesipatsas (Ingrian): hive

Definitions

  1. hive

Ancestry of “mesipatsas”, step by step

mesipatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Ingrian mesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmesinectar
2Ingrianmarjaberry
3Proto-Finnicmarjaberry
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmërjaberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →