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Where does β€œπŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic mΔ“lijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European melhβ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- β€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of β€œπŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicmΔ“lijanΔ…to mark, stain, paint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhβ‚‚-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from β€œπŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€

  • 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • πŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ
  • ????????
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- β†’