Where does “mëllë” come from?

mëllë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mëllë (Albanian): grudge, resentment; bump or swelling caused by...

Definitions

  1. grudge, resentment; bump or swelling caused by...

Ancestry of “mëllë”, step by step

mëllë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian melana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmelanablack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Albanian mullë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmullëbelly, paunch; abomasum
2Byzantine Greekμοῦλα—

Words derived from “mëllë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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