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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *melit-
Meaning: honey
Hittite: maliddu- (miliddu-) 'süß', milit- n. 'Honig' (Friedrich 134, 143)
Armenian: meɫr, gen. meɫu `Honig'
Old Greek: méli, -itos n. `Honig'; mélissa, att. -tta f. `Biene'
Latin: mel, gen. mellis n. `Honig', mella f. `Honigwasser'; mulsus, -a `mit Honig angemacht od. gesotten; honigsüss', mulsum n. `Weinmet', mulsa f. `Wassermet'
Celtic: OIr mil `Honig'; Cymr mel `Honig', Corn mel `Honig', Bret mel `Honig'
Albanian: mjal', mjal'tɛ Honig
Russ. meaning: мед
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *miliɵ-, *miliska-
Meaning: honey
Gothic: { miliɵ }
Old English: mele-, mil-dēaw `honey-dew, nectar', milisc adj. `honeyed, sweet, mellow, mulled'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1269
Root: meli-t
English meaning: honey
German meaning: `Honig'
Grammatical comments: n., Gen. mel-nés
Material: Arm. meɫr `Honig', Gen. melu (zum u-St. wohl nach *medhu geworden), meɫu, Gen. meɫui `Biene'; skyth. μελίτιον πόμα τι Σκυθικόν Hes.; gr. μέλι, -τος `Honig', μέλισσα, att. -ττα `Biene' (*μελιτι̯α oder *μελι-λιχι̯α `Honig-leckerin'), βλίττω `zeidle' (*mlit-i̯ō); vgl. μείλιχος, att. μῑλίχιος `sanft'; alb. mjal, mjaltë (*melitom) `Honig'; lat. mel, mellis (*melnés) `Honig', mulsus `mit Honig angemacht oder gekocht' (*melsos; alte Nachahmung von *saldtos, salsus); air. mil `Honig' (*melit zu *meli, wonach Gen. mela), cymr. corn. bret. mel ds.; ir. milis, cymr. melys `süß', gall. PN Meliððus, Melissus; auch cymr. usw. melyn `gelblich' ist wahrscheinlich `honigfarben' (s. unter mel- Farbenbezeichnung); got. miliþ (*melitom) `Honig', ags. mildēaw `Nektar', ags.milisc `honigsüß';
hitt. mi-li-t `Honig'.
References: WP. II 296, WH. II 61 f., Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 283, 518, 838.
Pages: 723-724
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *mVjLV
Meaning: honey
References: МССНЯ 348, ОСНЯ 2, 38, ND 1521 *mayʒ̂V 'tasty beverage, sap of trees' (with incorr. Kartv.). [Same root as *mVLV 'blood, marrow'?] nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *male
Meaning: honey, plant oil
Russian meaning: мед, растительное масло
Comments: A Western isogloss; but cf. perhaps moro- in Jpn. moro-mi 'undistilled sake, soy sauce', moro-haku 'distilled sake'.
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *bạl
Meaning: honey
Russian meaning: мед
Karakhanid: bal (MK Suvar, Kypchak, Oghuz) Turkish: bal
Tatar: bal
Uzbek: bɔl
Uighur: bal
Azerbaidzhan: bal
Turkmen: bal
Khakassian: pal
Shor: pal
Chuvash: pɨl
Kirghiz: bal
Kazakh: bal
Noghai: bal
Bashkir: bal
Balkar: bal
Gagauz: bal
Karaim: bal
Karakalpak: bal, pal
Salar: pal
Kumyk: bal
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *milaɣa-
Meaning: to anoint, smear with oil
Russian meaning: смазывать маслом
Written Mongolian: milaɣa- (L 538) Middle Mongolian: malija- 'to offer', mali'an 'service' (SH) Khalkha: ḿalā-
Buriat: mila 'satiety', milāŋ 'birthday'
Kalmuck: melɛ̄-, malī-, maĺā- 'to smear with oil (on occasion of birth etc.)'
Ordos: milā-
Comments: KW 255, 260, 262. A secondarily developed meaning is 'to treat, entertain (on some occasion)'. Mong. > Oyr. malkɨ-, Yak. malā-sɨn (VEWT 324). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mala
Meaning: sesame oil, plant oil
Russian meaning: кунжутное масло, растительное масло
Literary Manchu: malaŋGu
Ulcha: mala (simseni)
Nanai: malengu (imekseni)
Comments: ТМС 1, 523-524. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-nan,tunget-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1416
Proto: *majδ́V
English meaning: tree sap; milk
German meaning: Baumsaft <> Milch
Finnish: maito 'Milch', (dial.) 'Baum-, Birkensaft, Birkenwasser', maiti 'Fischmilch', maitilas 'Sahne' ( > Saam. L mai'tu 'Milch', T majta, Kld. majt; Wot. dial. maito) ?
Estonian: mait (dial., pl. maidud) 'Rahm (Sahne?)' ?
Udmurt (Votyak): me̮ĺ (S) 'Baumhonig, süšer Baumsaft (z. B. an der Weißtanne in großer Hitze)' ?
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *māl-
Meaning : 1 confused, perturbed; intoxicated 2 liquor
Proto-South Dravidian: *māl- Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *māl dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *māl-
Meaning : confused; intoxication; toddy
Tamil : māl (mālv-, mān_r_-)
Tamil meaning : to be confused, perturbed; n. illusion, delusion, aberration of mind, dullness, stupor, confusion, desire, love, lust
Tamil derivates : māli toddy; mān_r_ār those who are confused in mind; mān_r_al bewilderment; mān_ (mān_v-, mān_r_-) to be doubtful, be confused
Malayalam : māl
Malayalam meaning : infatuation, confusion, grief, sickness of mind
Malayalam derivates : (DCV) mālu toddy
Notes : Tamil mān_ by analogy with the past stem.
Number in DED : 4822
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *māl-
Meaning : to be lazy; n. laziness
Telugu : mālugu
Additional forms : Also mālũbōtu lazy man, sluggard
Number in DED : 4822
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *māl
Meaning : liquor
Naiki : māl
Parji : mēl
Ollari Gadba : māl
Salur Gadba : māl "liquor, toddy"
Number in DED : 4822
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