Where does “melen-vi” come from?

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

melen-vi (Breton): yolk

Definitions

  1. yolk

Ancestry of “melen-vi”, step by step

melen-vi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton melen

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

via Breton vi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonviegg
2Proto-Celticāwyomegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Celtic melinos →