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Where does “mel” come from?
mel (Breton) comes from Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.
mel
(Breton): honey
Definitions
honey
Ancestry of “mel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Celtic
*meli
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
mélid
honey
Words derived from “mel”
bara-mel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →
Every word from Celtic *meli →