Where does “malkjich” come from?

malkjich (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Malkj, from Middle Low German mēlik, from Old Dutch miluk, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

malkjich (Plautdietsch): milky

Definitions

  1. milky

Ancestry of “malkjich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMalkjmilk
2Middle Low Germanmēlik—
3Old Dutchmiluk—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →
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