Where does “mjelcë” come from?
mjelcë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mjel, from Proto-Albanian melj́-ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
mjelcë (Albanian): milking bucket
Ancestry of “mjelcë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | mjel | I milk; I exploit |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | melj́-ō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |