Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/melanjā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From *melana, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-n-, from *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Noun

*melanjā

1. Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)

Descendants

• Albanian: mëllenjë