Where does “mylly” come from?

mylly (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish mylla, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mylly (Finnish): mill; nine men's morris

Definitions

  1. mill; nine men's morris

Ancestry of “mylly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmylla—
2Latinmolīna—
3Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mylly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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