Where does “mȧlkja” come from?
mȧlkja (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
mȧlkja (Vilamovian): to milk
Ancestry of “mȧlkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mëlken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | melchan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | melkaną | to milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |