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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.

Noun

*mehiläinen

  1. bee

Inflection

Descendants

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

Further reading

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