mélit

“honey, sweet substance”

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honey

PIE noun for honey. Gives Latin mel, Greek méli, English "mildew" (honey-dew), "molasses".

(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”Hreg-“to wet, to rain”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”bʰerw-“to boil, brew, ferment”bʰerw-mn̥“that which ferments, yeast”bʰerw-mn̥-₂“boiling, fermenting mass”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”