Where does “музлица” come from?

музлица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian му̏сти, from Proto-Slavic melsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

музлица (Serbo-Croatian): a vessel to milk a cow, goat or sheep into

Definitions

  1. a vessel to milk a cow, goat or sheep into

Ancestry of “музлица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianму̏стиto milk
2Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic melsti →