Where does “merla” come from?
merla (Catalan) comes from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.
merla (Catalan): blackbird
Ancestry of “merla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | merula | blackbird; wrasse |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | meselā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ems- | to give birth, beget |