Where does “מילה” come from?

מילה (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek μελία, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

מילה (Hebrew): circumcision; word; ash

Definitions

  1. circumcision; word; ash

Ancestry of “מילה”, step by step

מילה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μελία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελίαmanna ash; ashen spear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

via Hebrew ־וֹן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־וֹן{{n-g|diminutive suffix}}
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Ancient Greek μελία →