Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “mélit”

100 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mélit — including Melissa, Melinda, mulch, mildew, mulching, Malinda, melissa, mildewy.

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English (19)

Ancient Greek (7)

Greek (7)

Translingual (7)

Polish (5)

Latin (4)

Armenian (4)

Portuguese (4)

Old English (4)

Russian (3)

German (3)

Middle English (3)

French (2)

Hawaiian (2)

Galician (2)

Proto-Albanian (2)

Albanian (2)

Old Armenian (2)

Spanish (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

New Latin (2)

Old High German (2)

Dutch (1)

Gothic (1)

Turkish (1)

Yiddish (1)

Korean (1)

Japanese (1)

Danish (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Middle High German (1)

Late Latin (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European mélit — 100 descendants | Etymology Explorer