Where does “miliki” come from?
miliki (Swahili) comes from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
miliki (Swahili): own, possess; rule, reign; something owned,...
Definitions
- own, possess; rule, reign; something owned,...
Ancestry of “miliki”, step by step
miliki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 2 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 3 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via Arabic مِلْك
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مِلْك | possession; property, estate |