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”).[1]

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

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *mel
  • Old Irish: mil
  • ⇒? Primitive Irish: ᚇᚒᚋᚓᚂᚔ (dumeli)

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 263
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