Where does “melns” come from?

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

melns (Latvian): black; Black; dirty, smudged with something black...

Definitions

  1. black; Black; dirty, smudged with something black...

Ancestry of “melns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticmel(n)-black, blue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “melns”

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