Where does “mìlsean” come from?

mìlsean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish millsén, from Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissos, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

mìlsean (Scottish Gaelic): dessert, pudding, confection, sweet

Definitions

  1. dessert, pudding, confection, sweet

Ancestry of “mìlsean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmillséna preparation of sweetened curds
2Old Irishmilissweet
3Proto-Celtic*melissossweet
4Proto-Celticmelihoney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Celtic *melissos →