Where does “mellan” come from?
mellan (Albanian) comes from Greek μελάνι, from Ancient Greek μελάνιον, from Ancient Greek μέλαν, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.
mellan (Albanian): ink
Ancestry of “mellan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | μελάνι | ink |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μελάνιον | ink |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέλαν | ink; neuter nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μέλας | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | black | — |