Where does “mĺzť” come from?

mĺzť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic melsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mĺzť (Slovak): to suck

Definitions

  1. to suck

Ancestry of “mĺzť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic melźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic melsti →