Where does “umilikaji” come from?

umilikaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili miliki, 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.

umilikaji (Swahili): ownership

Definitions

  1. ownership

Ancestry of “umilikaji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimilikiown, possess; rule, reign; something owned,...
2EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
3Middle Englishmilkmilk
4Old Englishmeolcmilk
5Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
6Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →