| Language | Family | Form for MEAD | Gloss for MEAD | Form for HONEY | Gloss for HONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Indo-European | Indo-European | *meli-t- | MEAD | *meli-t- | HONEY |
| Classical Greek | Indo-European | μέλι | MEAD | μέλι | HONEY |
| Georgian | Kartvelian | tʰapʰli | MEAD | tʰapʰli | HONEY |
| Svan | Kartvelian | twi | MEAD | twi | HONEY |
| Megrelian | Kartvelian | tʰopʰuri | MEAD | tʰopʰuri | HONEY |
| Lezgian | Nakh-Daghestanian | virtʰ | MEAD | virtʰ | HONEY |
| Kazakh | Turkic | bal | MEAD | bal | HONEY |
| Andi | Nakh-Daghestanian | hunc':i | MEAD | hunc':i | HONEY |
| Gagauz | Turkic | bal | MEAD | bal | HONEY |
| Tabasaran | Nakh-Daghestanian | jičʰ:ʷ | MEAD | jičʰ:ʷ | HONEY |
| Erzya Mordvin | Uralic | medʸ | mead | medʸ | honey |
| Komi | Uralic | ma | mead | ma | honey |
| Mari | Uralic | 'müy | mead | 'müy | honey |
| Old Church Slavonic | Indo-European | medŭ | mead | medŭ | honey |
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | madhu- | mead | madhu- | honey |
| Ese Ejja (Huarayo) | Pano-Tacanan | eka-'na | mead | eka-'na | honey |
| Andi (Muni dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | гьунцIцIи | mead | гьунцIцIи | honey |
| Chechen (Akkin dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | моз | mead | моз | honey |
| Dargwa (Chirag dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ваза | mead | ваза | honey |
| Dargwa (Kadar dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | варъа | mead | варъа | honey |
| Dargwa (Megeb dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | варъа | mead | варъа | honey |
| Dargwa (Usisha dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ваза | mead | ваза | honey |
| Lak (Arakul dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ницІ | mead | ницІ | honey |
| Rutul (Borchino Khnow dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ит | mead | ит | honey |
| Rutul (Ikhrek dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ит | mead | ит | honey |
| Rutul (Mukhrek) dialect | Nakh-Daghestanian | ит | mead | ит | honey |
| Rutul (Shinaz dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ит | mead | ит | honey |
| Archi (variety 1) | Nakh-Daghestanian | имцІ | mead | имцІ | honey |
| Lezgian | Nakh-Daghestanian | вирт | mead | вирт | honey |
| Rutul | Nakh-Daghestanian | ит | mead | ит | honey |
| Khinalug | Nakh-Daghestanian | нуьцІ | mead | нуьцІ | honey |
| Tsakhur | Nakh-Daghestanian | итв | mead | итв | honey |
| Nogai | Turkic | бал | mead | бал | honey |
| Chechen | Nakh-Daghestanian | моз | mead | моз | honey |