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Where does “μολο” come from?

μολο (Bactrian) comes from Proto-Iranian mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

μολο (Bactrian): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “μολο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmáduhoney
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “μολο”

  • مل
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