Where does “ма” come from?
ма (Komi-Permyak) comes from Proto-Permic *må, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.
ма (Komi-Permyak): honey
Ancestry of “ма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Permic | *må | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | mete | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |