Where does “azvelen” come from?

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

azvelen (Breton): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “azvelen”, step by step

azvelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton melen

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

via Breton az

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