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Where does “milhar” come from?

milhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Milho, from Old Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

milhar (Portuguese): thousand; to feed animals maize

Definitions

  1. thousand; to feed animals maize

Ancestry of “milhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMilho—
2Old Portuguesemilho—
3Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
4Proto-Italicmeljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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