Where does “mitmul” come from?

mitmul (Zou) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic mul-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mitmul (Zou): eyelashes

Definitions

  1. eyelashes

Ancestry of “mitmul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmul-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-