Where does “mlieko” come from?

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

mlieko (Serbo-Croatian): Obsolete spelling of mlijeko

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of mlijeko

Ancestry of “mlieko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmlijekomilk
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 →