Proto-Indo-European
*h₂melǵ-
‘to milk’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-, most familiar first.
- milk ← meolc ← *meluk ← *meluks
- emulsion ← ēmulsiō ← ēmulgeō ← mulgeō ← *molgeō
- promulgation ← prōmulgātiō ← prōmulgō ← mulgeō ← *molgeō
- milch ← milche ← *melċe ← *milkijaz ← *melkaz
- emulgent ← emulgens ← emulgeō ← mulgeō ← *molgeō
- milchig ← מילכיק ← מילך ← milch ← miluh
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-