Where does “молочник” come from?

молочник (Russian) comes from Russian молоко́, from Proto-Slavic melko, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

молочник (Russian): milkman

Definitions

  1. milkman

Ancestry of “молочник”, step by step

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