mėlynas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *mel(n)- (“black, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“dark, red, dirty”). Cognates include Latvian melns (“black”) and Old Prussian melne (“bruise”). Probably akin to Proto-Slavic *malina (“raspberry”)

Adjective

mėlynas m

blue
- 1970, “Čiunga Čianga”‎:
  Čiunga čianga - mėlynas dangus,
  Čiunga Čianga, blue sky,

Derived terms

mėlynė (“blueness,blueberry”)

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