Where does “melyn” come from?

melyn (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic melino, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Ancestry of “melyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshmelin—
2Proto-Brythonicmelino—
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “melyn”

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