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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *m[e]lk'-
Meaning: to touch
Old Indian: mr̥śáti, ptc. mr̥ṣṭa- `to touch, stroke, handle', -marśana- `touching'
Latin: mulceō, -ēre, mulsī, mulsum/multum `streicheln, leicht berühren; liebkosen; besanftigen', mulcāre `übel zurichten, misshandeln, verprügeln'
Russ. meaning: касаться, трогать
References: WP II 297 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1270
Root: melk-1
English meaning: to rub (?)
German meaning: `worüber streichen'
General comments: Parallelwurzel zu melĝ-.
Material: Lat. mulceō, -ēre, mulsī, -sum `streichen, streicheln, liebkosen, besänftigen', mulcetra `Hēliotropium' (Pflanze mit giftlindernder Wirkung), mulcēdo `Anmut', Mulciber (WH. II 120); `Streiche versetzen' in mulcō, -āre `übel zurichten, mißhandeln'.
References: WP. II 297.
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