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Where does “*mel” come from?
*mel (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.
Ancestry of “*mel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
meli
honey
2
Proto-Indo-European
mélid
honey
Words derived from “*mel”
mel
mel
mêl
gwenyn mêl
melog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →
Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →