Where does “e-moll” come from?

e-moll (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian moll, from German Moll, from Medieval Latin molle, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

e-moll (Hungarian): E minor

Definitions

E minor

Ancestry of “e-moll”, step by step

e-moll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian moll

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	moll	minor
2	German	Moll	minor
3	Medieval Latin	molle	—
4	Latin	mollis	soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5	Latin	molduis	—
6	Proto-Italic	moldus	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	*ml̥dus	soft, weak
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meld-	to soften, to melt

via Hungarian e

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	e	this; look!, hey!
2	Proto-Uralic	e-	this; not; the negative verb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →