Where does “Μέλας” come from?
Μέλας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek black.
Μέλας (Ancient Greek): dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
Definitions
- dark in color; sometimes so dark as to lack color, black
Ancestry of “Μέλας”, step by step
Μέλας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | black | — |
via Proto-Hellenic *mélās
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *mélās | black |