Where does “milis” come from?

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

milis (Scottish Gaelic): sweet, sugary; melodious, dulcet

Definitions

  1. sweet, sugary; melodious, dulcet

Ancestry of “milis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmilissweet
2Proto-Celtic*melissossweet
3Proto-Celticmelihoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

Words derived from “milis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Celtic *melissos →
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