Where does “melyngoch” come from?

melyngoch (Welsh) comes from Welsh melyn, from Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic melino, from Proto-Celtic meli, from Proto-Indo-European mélid — honey.

melyngoch (Welsh): orange, yellow-red

Definitions

  1. orange, yellow-red

Ancestry of “melyngoch”, step by step

melyngoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh melyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmelynyellow
2Middle Welshmelyn—
3Old Welshmelin—
4Proto-Brythonicmelino—
5Proto-Celticmelihoney
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney

via Welsh coch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcochred
2Middle Welshcochred
3Proto-Brythonickox—
4Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
5Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélid →Every word from Proto-Celtic meli →Every word from Proto-Brythonic melino →