melc

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  milk

Etymology
From. As with, the monophthong is inherited; the alternative form has its diphthong leveled in from the noun.

Adjective

 * 1) giving milk

Descendants

 * , (both ← )

Etymology
. Possibly a substrate word from Dacian, ultimately from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Another theory starts with the variant form, which may possibly be derived from Serbian , with diminutive suffix and the meaning becoming "slimy, viscous". Other less likely ideas proposed include a substrate root *miliku or *kadmiliku, linked to Albanian, , or from a Vulgar Latin , metathetic modification of Latin , or a relation to the root of Latin , or a borrowing from. See also.

Noun

 * 1) snail, slug