Where does “mjellazë” come from?

mjellazë (Albanian) comes from Albanian miell, from Proto-Albanian melwa, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mjellazë (Albanian): powdery snow, fine snow; snowdrift

Definitions

  1. powdery snow, fine snow; snowdrift

Ancestry of “mjellazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmiellflour; powder
2Proto-Albanianmelwa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-wo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →