Where does “merla” come from?

merla (Galician) comes from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.

merla (Galician): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “merla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerulablackbird; wrasse
2Proto-Italicmeselā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ems-to give birth, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- →