Where does “mylk” come from?

mylk (Middle English) comes from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Ancestry of “mylk”, step by step

mylk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English milk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
2Middle Englishmilkmilk
3Old Englishmeolcmilk
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Ottoman Turkish ملك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishملكangel, an incorporeal and holy messenger from a deity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure
2Arabicملكking, sovereign, monarch; verbal noun of مَلَكَ;...
3Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →