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In Finnish we still use word "mesi", which is a synonym for honey. The word has the same meaning in Finno-ugric and Uralian languages still spoken in Siberia an
by riialist 4y ago
In Finnish we still use word "mesi", which is a synonym for honey. The word has the same meaning in Finno-ugric and Uralian languages still spoken in Siberia and Volga areas such as Mari and Udmurt - and Hungarian.
At least the Finnish etymologic dictionary says it's related to Aryan words, e.g. medhu in Sanskrit.
https://kaino.kotus.fi/suomenetymologinensanakirja/?p=qs-article&etym_id=ETYM_1392fa65931ea44df2062a1bf167859e&list_id=1&keyword=mesi&word=mesi https://kaino.kotus.fi/suomenetymologinensanakirja/?p=qs-art...