Where does “mel” come from?

mel (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh mel, from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “mel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshmelhoney
2Proto-Brythonic*mel—
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “mel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *mel →