Where does “мед и млеко” come from?

мед и млеко (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

мед и млеко (Serbo-Croatian): prosperity and ease without worries; milk and honey

Definitions

  1. prosperity and ease without worries; milk and honey

Ancestry of “мед и млеко”, step by step

мед и млеко traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian и

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianиand; both..and; also, too
2Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
4Old Polishićto go
5Proto-Slavicjьtito go
6Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian мле́ко

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмле́коmilk
2Proto-Slavicmelkomilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Serbo-Croatian мед

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмедhoney
2Proto-Slavicmȅdъhoney
3Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →