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Where does “meli” come from?

meli (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

meli (Proto-Celtic): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “meli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “meli”

  • milseog
  • milsigh
  • milseogra
  • mil
  • milseacht
  • milis
  • milis
  • mìlsean
  • seillean-mil
  • mìlseachd
  • mil
  • mêl
  • melyn
  • melyngoch
  • penfelyn
  • mil
  • millsén
  • milis
  • melinos
  • melissis
  • melen
  • mel
  • melen
  • mel
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