Where does “סויעמילך” come from?

סויעמילך (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.

סויעמילך (Yiddish): soy milk

Definitions

  1. soy milk

Ancestry of “סויעמילך”, step by step

סויעמילך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מילך

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

via Yiddish סויע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishסויעsoy, soya
2Dutchsojasoy
3Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
4Japanese醤油soy sauce
5Middle Chinese醬油—
6Middle Chinese醬bean paste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →