Where does “מלון” come from?
מלון (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
מלון (Hebrew): hotel; dictionary; melon
Definitions
- hotel; dictionary; melon
Ancestry of “מלון”, step by step
מלון traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Hebrew מִלָּה
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מִלָּה | word |