Where does “melnis” come from?

melnis (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.

melnis (Latvian): black horse

Definitions

  1. black horse

Ancestry of “melnis”, step by step

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