Where does “melky” come from?

melky (Middle English) comes from Proto-Slavic mělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “melky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmělъkъsmall, little; shallow
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “melky

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -kъEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ