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Where does “molH-(y)o-” come from?

molH-(y)o- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ — to grind, crush.

Ancestry of “molH-(y)o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂to grind, crush

Words derived from “molH-(y)o-”

  • моля
  • моль
  • hajmal
  • mal
  • malkula
  • Mól
  • Mol
  • mól
  • мољац
  • møll
  • møll
  • møl
  • knihomol
  • mol
  • молец
  • molie
  • malwan
  • mǫlr
  • moľь
  • mól
  • моль
  • mól
Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂ →