Where does “meeyl” come from?

meeyl (Manx) comes from Old Irish míl, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

meeyl (Manx): insect; louse; gnat

Definitions

  1. insect; louse; gnat

Ancestry of “meeyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmílanimal; louse
2Proto-Celticmelihoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Old Irish míl →