Where does “mlečnjak” come from?

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

mlečnjak (Serbo-Croatian): milk tooth

Definitions

  1. milk tooth

Ancestry of “mlečnjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmlékomilk
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 →
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