Where does “mehiläin” come from?

mehiläin (Votic) comes from Ingrian mehiläin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mehiläinen.

mehiläin (Votic): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “mehiläin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmehiläinbee
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*mehiläinen
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mehiläinenEvery word from Ingrian mehiläin
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