Where does “mella” come from?

mella (Latin) comes from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

mella (Latin): honey-water

Definitions

  1. honey-water

Ancestry of “mella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélitEvery word from Latin mel
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