Where does “Млечен път” come from?

Млечен път (Bulgarian) comes from Latin Via Lactea, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Ancestry of “Млечен път”, step by step

Млечен път traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Via Lactea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVia Lacteathe Milky Way
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Bulgarian път

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпътroad, way, path, track, highway, course, route,...
2Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via Bulgarian мле́чен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмле́ченmilky, milk, dairy products derived from or containing milk
2Proto-Slavicmelčьnъmilk, dairy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →