Where does “mel” come from?
mel (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.
Ancestry of “mel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *mel | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | meli | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mélid | honey |