Where does “mail” come from?

mail (Dalmatian) comes from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mail (Dalmatian): millet; birdseed

Definitions

  1. millet; birdseed

Ancestry of “mail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
2Proto-Italicmeljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →