Where does “brjóstamjólk” come from?
brjóstamjólk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mjólk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
brjóstamjólk (Icelandic): breast milk
Ancestry of “brjóstamjólk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | mjólk | milk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mjǫlk | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |