Where does “leche” come from?

leche (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

Ancestry of “leche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
2Latinlácmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “leche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Vulgar Latin lactem →