Etymology Explorer › Zazaki

Where does “meleh” come from?

meleh (Zazaki) comes from Bactrian μαλαχο, from Proto-Iranian madaxa-.

meleh (Zazaki): grasshopper; locust

Definitions

  1. grasshopper; locust

Ancestry of “meleh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bactrianμαλαχοlocust
2Proto-Iranianmadaxa-—
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