Where does “mjólkurkýr” come from?

mjólkurkýr (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mjólk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjólkurkýr (Icelandic): dairy cow, milch cow

Definitions

  1. dairy cow, milch cow

Ancestry of “mjólkurkýr”, step by step

mjólkurkýr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mjólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjólkmilk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Icelandic kýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickýrcow
2Old Norsekýrcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →