Where does “melanjā” come from?

melanjā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

melanjā (Proto-Albanian): Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)

Ancestry of “melanjā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmelanablack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “melanjā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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