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Where does “mȕsti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mȕsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mȕsti”

  • muzlica
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