Where does “мело́дия” come from?

мело́дия (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

мело́дия (Russian): tune, melody

Definitions

  1. tune, melody

Ancestry of “мело́дия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελῳδίᾱsinging, chanting
2Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “мело́дия”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλος →