Where does “arvelen” come from?

arvelen (Breton) comes from Breton melen, from Proto-Celtic melinos, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

arvelen (Breton): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “arvelen”, step by step

arvelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton melen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmelenyellow
2Proto-Celticmelinosyellow
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Breton ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonarthe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Celtic melinos →