Where does “*melem” come from?

*melem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

Ancestry of “*melem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “*melem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélitEvery word from Latin mel