Where does “melīgs” come from?

melīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian meli, from Latvian melt, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ — to grind, crush.

melīgs (Latvian): lying; lying, deceitful

Definitions

  1. lying; lying, deceitful

Ancestry of “melīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmelivocative singular form of melis; accusative...
2Latvianmelt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂to grind, crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ →Every word from Latvian melt →Every word from Latvian meli →