Type Word Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "hops" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsChmela, Chmelová(Czech) Chmiel(Polish) Sources & References Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 8). Moscow, 1974-, page 141.