Where does “míl” come from?

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

míl (Old Irish): animal; louse

Definitions

  1. animal; louse

Ancestry of “míl”, step by step

míl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic meli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmelihoney
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Proto-Celtic mīlom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmīlomanimal
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “míl”

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