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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mélās

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 This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns, from the root *melh₂- (“black”). Compare Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirt, dirty”), Latvian melns (“black”),[1] Lithuanian mė́lynas (“blue”).

Adjective

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*mélās

  1. black

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: μέλᾱς (mélās)

See also

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Colors in Proto-Hellenic · *kʰrṓwməta (layout · text)
     *leukón      *poľľón      *mélān
             *erutʰrón                           *kʰlōrón
             *kʰlōrón                          
                                      
                                      

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μέλας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 923-4
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