User:Victar/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/melh₂u-

This 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-Indo-European

Alternative forms

• *mleh₂u-, *mlewh₂- (schwebeablaut)

Etymology

Reanalyzed root of *mélh₂-u- ~ ml̥h₂-éw-, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) + perhaps *-us.

Root

*melh₂u-

1. to crush

Derived terms

• *mélh₂u-ti (root athematic present)
  • Proto-Anatolian:
    • Luwian: (“to break”)

      Cuneiform script: [script needed] (mal(ḫ)u-)

• *molh₂w-éye-ti (eye-causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *malwjaną (“to crush, pound”)
    • Old Norse: mǫlva
    • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamalwjan)
  • Proto-Tocharian: *melywy- (“to crush, squeeze, lay waste”)
    • Tocharian A: [Term?] (malyw-)
    • Tocharian B: [Term?] (mely-)

• *mélh₂-wr̥ ~ *ml̥h₂-wén-s (“flour”)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μάλευρον (máleuron)
  • Proto-Germanic: *melwą (“meal, flour”) (see there for further descendants)