Where does “mălin” come from?

mălin (Romanian) comes from Romanian mălină, from Bulgarian малина, from Proto-Slavic malina, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- — black.

mălin (Romanian): hagberry tree

Definitions

  1. hagberry tree

Ancestry of “mălin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmălinăhagberry
2Bulgarianмалинаraspberry; raspberry bush, raspberry-cane
3Proto-Slavicmalinaraspberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂l-black

Words derived from “mălin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malina →Every word from Bulgarian малина →