Where does “Melnkalne” come from?

Melnkalne (Latvian) comes from Latvian melns, from Proto-Baltic mel(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Melnkalne (Latvian): Montenegro

Definitions

  1. Montenegro

Ancestry of “Melnkalne”, step by step

Melnkalne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian melns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmelnsblack; Black; dirty, smudged with something black...
2Proto-Balticmel(n)-black, blue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Latvian kalns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankalnsmountain, hill
2Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “Melnkalne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Baltic mel(n)- →