Where does “milseacht” come from?

milseacht (Irish) comes from Irish milis, from Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissos, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

milseacht (Irish): sweetness; blandness, smoothness of tongue, flattery

Definitions

  1. sweetness; blandness, smoothness of tongue, flattery

Ancestry of “milseacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmilissweet
2Old Irishmilissweet
3Proto-Celtic*melissossweet
4Proto-Celticmelihoney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Celtic *melissos →