Where does “мульча” come from?

мульча (Russian) comes from English mulch, from Middle English melsche, from Old English melsc, from Proto-Germanic mili, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

мульча (Russian): mulch

Definitions

  1. mulch

Ancestry of “мульча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmulchAny material used to cover the top layer of soil...
2Middle Englishmelsche—
3Old Englishmelsc—
4Proto-Germanicmilihoney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Proto-Germanic mili →Every word from Old English melsc →