Where does “мэлэ” come from?

мэлэ (Nanai) comes from Russian мы́ло, from Proto-Slavic mydlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

мэлэ (Nanai): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “мэлэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмы́лоsoap
2Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Proto-Slavic -dlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic mydlo →
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