Where does “melro” come from?
melro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese melrro, from Late Latin merulum, from Latin merula, from Proto-Italic meselā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ems- — to give birth, beget.
melro (Portuguese): Eurasian blackbird
Ancestry of “melro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | melrro | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | merulum | — |
| 3 | Latin | merula | blackbird; wrasse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meselā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ems- | to give birth, beget |