Where does “meli” come from?

meli (Hawaiian) comes from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

meli (Hawaiian): honey; bee

Definitions

  1. honey; bee

Ancestry of “meli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “meli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →
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