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Where does “cukamilig” come from?

cukamilig (Volapük) comes from Volapük milig, 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.

cukamilig (Volapük): ass's milk, donkey's milk

Definitions

  1. ass's milk, donkey's milk

Ancestry of “cukamilig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmiligmilk
2EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
3Middle Englishmilk—
4Old Englishmeolcmilk
5Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
6Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →