Where does “melzivo” come from?

melzivo (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic melsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

melzivo (Proto-Slavic): colostrum

Definitions

  1. colostrum

Ancestry of “melzivo”, step by step

melzivo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic melsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Proto-Slavic *melzti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*melztito milk

Words derived from “melzivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic melsti →