Where does “mjalcë” come from?
mjalcë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian melitjā, from Proto-Albanian melita, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
mjalcë (Albanian): bee; nectar
Ancestry of “mjalcë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | melitjā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | melita | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |