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Where does “llecheru” come from?

llecheru (Asturian) comes from Latin lactārius, from Spanish leche, from Old Spanish leche, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

llecheru (Asturian): milk; milky; milkman

Definitions

  1. milk; milky; milkman

Ancestry of “llecheru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactārius—
2Spanishlechemilk; cum, semen; shit
3Old Spanishleche—
4Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
5Latinlác—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
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