Where does “mloko” come from?
mloko (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic melko, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
mloko (Lower Sorbian): milk
Ancestry of “mloko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | melko | milk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |