Where does “mehiläinen” come from?

mehiläinen (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric mekše, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.

mehiläinen (Proto-Finnic): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “mehiläinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricmekše
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat

Words derived from “mehiläinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-ésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš