Where does “ма” come from?

ма (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Proto-Permic *må, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

ма (Komi-Zyrian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “ма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Permic*måhoney
2Proto-Uralicmetehoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “ма”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Permic *må →