Where does “melassi” come from?

melassi (Finnish) comes from Swedish melass, from French mélasse, from Spanish melaza, from Late Latin mellaceus, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

melassi (Finnish): molasses

Definitions

molasses

Ancestry of “melassi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	melass	molasses
2	French	mélasse	molasses; treacle
3	Spanish	melaza	molasses
4	Late Latin	mellaceus	honeylike, honey-sweet
5	Latin	mel	honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	mélit	honey

Words derived from “melassi”

melassisokeri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Latin mel →Every word from Late Latin mellaceus →