Where does “مل” come from?

مل (Persian) comes from Bactrian μολο, from Proto-Iranian mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

مل (Persian): neck; wine; mead

Definitions

  1. neck; wine; mead

Ancestry of “مل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bactrianμολοwine
2Proto-Iranianmáduhoney
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Iranian mádu →