Where does “miyell” come from?
miyell (Cahuilla) comes from Spanish miel, from Old Spanish miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
miyell (Cahuilla): honey
Ancestry of “miyell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | miel | honey |
| 2 | Old Spanish | miel | honey |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *melem | — |
| 4 | Latin | mel | honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mélit | honey |