Where does “myzomela” come from?

myzomela (English) comes from Translingual Myzomela, from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

myzomela (English): Any bird in genus Myzomela

Definitions

  1. Any bird in genus Myzomela

Ancestry of “myzomela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMyzomelagenus, the myzomelas
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →Every word from Translingual Myzomela →