Where does “mjólkarsjokuláta” come from?
mjólkarsjokuláta (Faroese) comes from Faroese mjólk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
mjólkarsjokuláta (Faroese): milk chocolate
Definitions
- milk chocolate
Ancestry of “mjólkarsjokuláta”, step by step
mjólkarsjokuláta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese mjólk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | mjólk | milk |
| 2 | Old Norse | mjǫlk | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via Faroese sjokuláta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | sjokuláta | chocolate |
| 2 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 4 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |