Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mehiläinen

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From earlier *meši +‎ *-läinen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mekše, probably borrowed from Pre-Proto-Indo-Iranian *mekš (later *mákš).[1]

Noun

*mehiläinen

  1. bee

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: mehiläinen
  • Ingrian: mehiläin
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: mehiläini
    • South Karelian: mehliehäne
  • Livvi: mehiläine
  • Võro: mehiläne

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “mehiläinen”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025

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