Where does “mieda” come from?

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

mieda (Lule Sami): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mieda”, step by step

mieda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic mietë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmietëhoney
2Proto-Finnicmecihoney
3Proto-Uralicmetehoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Proto-West Germanic miʀdu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmiʀdureward
2Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →
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