Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meli

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mélid (“honey”).

Noun

*meli n

1. honey

Declension

Neuter i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*meli	*melī	*melyā
vocative	*meli	*melī	*melyā
accusative	*meli	*melī	*melyā
genitive	*melois	*melois	*melyom
dative	*melei	*melibom	*melibos
locative	*melei	*?	*?
instrumental	*melī	*melibim	*melibis

Derived terms

• *melinos (“yellow”)
  • Proto-Brythonic: *melɨn
    • Breton: melen
    • Cornish: melyn
    • Old Welsh: melin
      • Middle Welsh: melyn
        • Welsh: melyn
• *melissis (“sweet”)
  • Old Irish: milis
    • Irish: milis
    • Scottish Gaelic: milis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *mel
  • Breton: mel
  • Cornish: mel
  • Welsh: mêl
• Old Irish: mil
  • Middle Irish: mil
    • Irish: mil
    • Scottish Gaelic: mil
    • Manx: mill