From Proto-Brythonic *melɨn, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn). Can be connected to the notion of 'yellow like honey'.
melen
gwenn | louet | du |
ruz | orañjez, melen-ruz; gell | melen |
gwer, glas | ||
cyan | glas | |
magenta; glasruz | roz |
Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn).
melen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural melens, feminine plural melnas)
melen
melen
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
melen | felen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |