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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *m[e]y-
Meaning: to soil
Armenian: mic 'ordure, filth'
Old Greek: miái̯nō `beflecken, besudeln', miaró- `besudelt, verunreinigt', mia-phóno- `mit Mord befleckt'
Baltic: *meĩ-l-ā̂, -iā̃ f.; *maî-w-ā̂ (1) f.
Germanic: *mai-l-a- n.
Russ. meaning: пачкать
References: WP II 243 f
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Proto-Baltic: *meĩ-l-ā̂, -iā̃ f.; *maî-w-ā̂ (1) f.
Meaning: yeast
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: miẽles pl. t. `Hefen'; máiva 'Sumpfboden'
Lettish: mìeles, miêlas2 pl. t. `Hefen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *maila-n
Meaning: wrinkle, spot
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Gothic: meil f.?: gen. pl. mailē `wrinkle'
Old English: māl, -s n. `mole, spot, mark'
English: mole
Old High German: meil, meila `Fleck, Befleckung'
Middle High German: meil st. n., meile st./wk. f. `Fleck, Mahl; sittliche Befleckung, Sünde'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1211
Root: mai-2 (moi-?)
English meaning: to smudge, dirty
German meaning: `beflecken, beschmutzen'?
Material: Gr. μιαίνω (Aor. ἐμίᾱν) `beflecke, besudle', μίασμα n. `Befleckung', μιαρός (*miu̯ǝros?) `besudelt', μιαι-φόνος `mit Mord befleckt';

    ags. māl n. `Fleek, Makel', ahd. meil n., meila f. ds.; lit. Pl. miẽlės, lett. mìeles `Hefe'; vielleicht auch lit. máiva `Sumpfwiese'?

References: WP. II 243.
Pages: 697
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