Where does “bivax” come from?

bivax (Swedish) comes from Swedish bi, from Old Swedish bī, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bivax (Swedish): beeswax wax secreted by bees

Definitions

  1. beeswax wax secreted by bees

Ancestry of “bivax”, step by step

bivax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
2Old Swedishbī—
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Swedish vax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvaxwax
2Old Norsevax—
3Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →