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

cukamilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük milig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmiligmilk
2EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
3Middle Englishmilkmilk
4Old Englishmeolcmilk
5Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
6Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Volapük cuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükcukdonkey, ass
2Italianciucoass; fool
3Latincicurtame, mild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →