Where does “mel(n)-” come from?

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

mel(n)- (Proto-Baltic): black, blue

Definitions

  1. black, blue

Ancestry of “mel(n)-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mel(n)-”

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