Melns
/mɛlns/noun
A Latvian term meaning 'black' or 'dark'.
Did you know?The word 'melns' is linked to various ancient languages that associated darkness with mystery and the unknown, often invoking the power of the night.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mel-
“to grind, to crush, which later evolved to mean 'dark' as ground earth or soot.”
Proto-Baltic
Proto-Baltic
*melna
“darkness or black.”
Old Latvian
Old Latvian
melns
“the color black or dark.”
Modern Latvian
Latvian
melns
“black, dark.”
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