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

Definitions

  1. milky; containing dairy

Ancestry of “מילכיק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמילךmilk
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “מילכיק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →