Where does “mealla” come from?

mealla (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin medālia, from Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “mealla”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	medālia	that which is in the middle
2	Latin	mediālis	Of or belonging to the middle; medial
3	Latin	medius	middle; half; moderate
4	Latin	locus	place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5	Old Latin	stlocus	—
6	Proto-Italic	stlokos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	stel-	to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “mealla”

malla
mealha
mealheiro
mealhar
amealhar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →