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English word mail comes from Latin marem, Proto-Germanic *malhō (A leather bag.), Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *moy-, Proto-Germanic *maþlą (Agreement. Gathering. Legal case. Speech.)
marem (Latin)
*malhō (Proto-Germanic)
A leather bag.
*moh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
*moy- (Proto-Indo-European)
*maþlą (Proto-Germanic)
Agreement. Gathering. Legal case. Speech.
masclus (Latin)
("man", "male").
*malha (Frankish)
Leather bag.
*mol(w)ə- (Proto-Indo-European)
to grind, mill
masclus (Vulgar Latin)
mala (Malayalam)
mala (Latin)
bundle, bag.
*mailą (Proto-Germanic)
Spot, mark, blemish.
*melh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
to grind, to rub, grind, black, grind
masle (Old French)
Male Male.
male (Old French)
Pack, bag.
*mēlą (Proto-Germanic)
Measure, measurement. Point in time, period of time. Time for eating, meal. Time, occasion.
male (Anglo-Norman)
mál (Old Norse)
Meal, mealtime. Measurement, size. Time (legal) cause. Language. Matter, affair. Speech A work of art inlaid in metal, especially on weapons.
mǣl (Old English)
male (Middle English)
mail (English)
(chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.. (now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.]. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]. A bag containing [...]