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Mandarin 蜜 (mì, "honey") is an Indo-European loanword.
PIE *medʰu → Tocharian B mit (Tarim Basin, 5th-10th c. CE) → Old Chinese *mit → Mandarin 蜜.
Same root survives west as mead, Met, méthu, mel, мёд, madhu.
Material: beehives. Name: 7,000 km of Silk Road.
2026-10-08T08:37:19.060Z