Where does “мљечика” come from?

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

мљечика (Serbo-Croatian): spurge

Definitions

  1. spurge

Ancestry of “мљечика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмлије́коmilk
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 →