μελύγιον
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Connected with μέλι (méli, “honey”), but this is likely a folk etymology if the word is indeed from Scythian.
Noun
μελύγιον • (melúgion) n (genitive —); second declension
- A kind of alcoholic beverage, perhaps mead, among the Scythians.
- P. Oxy. XV 1802 (the Oxyrhynchus Glossary)