Where does “pilkki” come from?

pilkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish pilk, 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.

pilkki (Finnish): The lure used in ice fishing; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. The lure used in ice fishing; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “pilkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpilkjig
2EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
3Middle Englishmilkmilk
4Old Englishmeolcmilk
5Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
6Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “pilkki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →