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Where does “μελία” come from?

μελία (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

μελία (Ancient Greek): manna ash; ashen spear

Definitions

  1. manna ash; ashen spear

Ancestry of “μελία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “μελία”

  • meliaceous
  • Melia
  • Meliaceae
  • מילה
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