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Where does “мѣлъкъ” come from?

мѣлъкъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic mělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “мѣлъкъ”, 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 “мѣлъкъ”

  • melkeä
  • melkoinen
  • melkoisesti
  • melko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →