Where does “ασβεστόγαλα” come from?

ασβεστόγαλα (Greek) comes from Greek γάλα, from Ancient Greek γάλα, from Proto-Indo-European glakt-.

ασβεστόγαλα (Greek): limewater

Definitions

  1. limewater

Ancestry of “ασβεστόγαλα”, step by step

ασβεστόγαλα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek γάλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγάλαmilk
2Ancient Greekγάλαmilk; milky sap; the Milky Way galaxy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglakt-

via Greek άσβεστος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάσβεστοςinextinguishable, always burning; Literary form...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glakt-Every word from Ancient Greek γάλαEvery word from Greek γάλα
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