Where does “bara-mel” come from?

bara-mel (Breton) comes from Breton bara, from Proto-Celtic bargos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bara-mel (Breton): gingerbread

Definitions

  1. gingerbread

Ancestry of “bara-mel”, step by step

bara-mel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonbarabread
2Proto-Celticbargoscake, bread
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Breton mel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmelhoney
2Celtic*meli—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bargos →Every word from Breton bara →