Where does “melot” come from?

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

melot (Latvian): to lie, to tell lies

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell lies

Ancestry of “melot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmelivocative singular form of melis; accusative...
2Latvianmelt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂to grind, crush

Words derived from “melot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ →Every word from Latvian melt →Every word from Latvian meli →