Where does “μέλι” come from?

μέλι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

μέλι (Ancient Greek): honey; anything sweet

Definitions

  1. honey; anything sweet

Ancestry of “μέλι”, step by step

μέλι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mélid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Proto-Indo-European mélit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “μέλι

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid