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
- a vessel to milk a cow, goat or sheep into
Ancestry of “музлица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | му̏сти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | melsti | to milk |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | melźtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |