Where does “lăptiuc” come from?

lăptiuc (Romanian) comes from Romanian lapte, from Latin lactis, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

Ancestry of “lăptiuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlaptemilk; type of milk
2Latinlactisgenitive singular of lac; of milk; milk
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Latin lactis