Where does “melkar” come from?
melkar (Ido) comes from Esperanto melki, from German melken, from Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
melkar (Ido): to milk
Ancestry of “melkar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | melki | to milk; to jerk off, masturbate |
| 2 | German | melken | to milk; to drain; to draw from , especially... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëlken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | melchan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | melkaną | to milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |