Where does “Myzomela” come from?

Myzomela (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μέλι, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

Myzomela (Translingual): genus, the myzomelas

Definitions

  1. genus, the myzomelas

Ancestry of “Myzomela”, step by step

Myzomela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέλι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Ancient Greek μυζάω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμυζάωI suck

Words derived from “Myzomela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλι →