Where does “מילכיק” come from?
מילכיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מילך, from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
מילכיק (Yiddish): milky; containing dairy
Ancestry of “מילכיק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מילך | milk |
| 2 | Middle High German | milch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | miluh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
Words derived from “מילכיק”