Where does “mezi” come from?

mezi (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic meci, from Proto-Uralic mete, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

mezi (Veps): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mezi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmecihoney
2Proto-Uralicmetehoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Uralic mete →Every word from Proto-Finnic meci →