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Where does “молозиво” come from?

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

молозиво (Russian): colostrum

Definitions

  1. colostrum

Ancestry of “молозиво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмолозиво—
2Proto-Slavicmelzivocolostrum
3Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
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