Where does “mleczan” come from?

mleczan (Polish) comes from Polish mleko, from Old Polish mleko, from Proto-Slavic melko, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mleczan (Polish): lactate

Definitions

  1. lactate

Ancestry of “mleczan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmlekomilk
2Old Polishmlekomilk
3Proto-Slavicmelkomilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-Slavic melko →