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Where does “млеко” come from?

млеко (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic melko, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

млеко (Serbo-Croatian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “млеко”, step by step

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

Words derived from “млеко”

  • млечњак
  • млеч
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