Where does “maitomies” come from?
maitomies (Finnish) comes from English milkman, from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
maitomies (Finnish): milkman man who delivers dairy products to the consumers
Definitions
- milkman man who delivers dairy products to the consumers
Ancestry of “maitomies”, step by step
maitomies traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English milkman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milkman | A man who delivers milk to households and... |
| 2 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 3 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 4 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |