Where does “melkado” come from?

melkado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto melki, from German melken, from Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

melkado (Esperanto): milking

Definitions

  1. milking

Ancestry of “melkado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomelkito milk; to jerk off, masturbate
2Germanmelkento milk (a cow, goat etc.)
3Middle High Germanmëlken—
4Old High Germanmelchan—
5Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old High German melchan →
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