Where does “мэляса” come from?

мэляса (Belarusian) comes from Polish melasa, from French mélasse, from Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellaceus, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

мэляса (Belarusian): dark molasses

Definitions

  1. dark molasses

Ancestry of “мэляса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmelasamolasses, treacle
2Frenchmélassemolasses; treacle
3Spanishmelazamolasses
4Late Latinmellaceushoneylike, honey-sweet
5Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Latin mel →Every word from Late Latin mellaceus →