melyn
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈmɛlɨ̞n/, /ˈmeːlɪn/
adj
Definitions
- yellow
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh melyn inherited from Old Welsh melin inherited from Proto-Brythonic *melino inherited from Proto-Celtic *meli (honey).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*meli
Gloss
honey
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蜜
Emoji
🍯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mullein English
- larix Latin
- Malbuch German
- ausmalen German
- bemalen German
- malen German
- *mélid Proto-Indo-European
- moleyne Middle English
- coch Welsh
- gwenyn mêl Welsh
- mela Welsh
- melyngoch Welsh
- mêl Welsh
- pen Welsh
- penfelyn Welsh
- mil Old Irish
- mālen Middle High German
- *meli Proto-Celtic
- *melinos Proto-Celtic
- melen Romansh
- mel Breton
- melen Breton
- mel Cornish
- melyn Cornish
- melynrudh Cornish
- rudhvelyn Cornish
- *melino Proto-Brythonic
- melyn Middle Welsh
- melin Old Welsh
- milin Old Cornish