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Where does “*melem” come from?
*melem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.
Ancestry of “*melem”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
mel
honey; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
mélit
honey
Words derived from “*melem”
molasses
melado
molasseslike
miel
miel
miel
meli
mel
mel
mel
miele
mil
mil
mîl
mľåre
m'ari
njeri
njari
miel
miere
miel
mel
mele
mele
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