Where does “Melis” come from?

Melis (Turkish) comes from Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα, from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ — bee.

Ancestry of “Melis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΜέλισσαbee
2Ancient GreekΜέλισσαbee
3Ancient Greekμέλισσᾰbee
Every word from Ancient Greek μέλισσᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα →Every word from Greek Μέλισσα →