Where does “millet” come from?
Millet comes from Turkish millet, from Arabic مِلَّة, referring to a religious community or nation.
millet (English): Any of a group of various types of grass or its...
Definitions
- Any of a group of various types of grass or its...
Ancestry of “millet”, step by step
millet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French millet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | millet | — |
| 2 | Latin | milium | millet; genitive plural of mīlle |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |