glag- or glak-

    glag- or glak-

    English meaning: milk

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Milch”

    Grammatical information: nom. glakt n.

    Note: only Gk. and Lat.

    Material: Gk. γάλα, γάλακτος n. “milk”; originally probably *γλακτ, gen. *γλακτός (compare γλακτο-φάγος), out of it *γλάκ, *γλακτός (hence γλακῶντες μεστοὶ γάλακτος Hes. and γλακκόν γαλαθηνόν Hes., probably ein Kinderwort with hypocoristic gemination as μικκός), further *γλά, with vocal development in monosyllabic word (probably in the child’s mouth, whence also die initial stress:) γάλα, whereupon also γάλακτος instead of *γλακτός. The form Hom. γλάγος (περιγλαγής, later γλαγάω), on the other hand dissimilated Cret. κλάγος, goes back perhaps to nom. *γλαγ < *γλακ. Lat. lac, lactis n., with dissimilation reduction of anlaut. Gutturals from *glact = Gk. γάλα; old- and late Lat. i-stem lacte, compare pl. lactēs f. “ milk of the male fish “; derived dēlicus (*dē-lac-os) “ put away from the brost, weaned; the weaned mother’s milk “? About altchin. lac (*glac) from IE *galakt s. Karlgren DLZ. 1926, 1960 f.

    Note: Maybe Alb.Gheg klumësht (*klaptes) “ milk “ : Rom. lapte “ milk “; Spanish leche,

    References: WP. I 659, WH. I 337 f., 741 f.