Where does “pomusti” come from?

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

pomusti (Serbo-Croatian): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “pomusti”, step by step

pomusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian mȕsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȕstito milk
2Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic melsti →