Where does “mierra” come from?

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

mierra (Pite Sami): shore, coast

Definitions

  1. shore, coast

Ancestry of “mierra”, step by step

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