Where does “mila esker” come from?

mila esker (Basque) comes from Basque mila, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

mila esker (Basque): thank you very much, many thanks, thanks a million, thanks a bunch, thanks a lot

Definitions

  1. thank you very much, many thanks, thanks a million, thanks a bunch, thanks a lot

Ancestry of “mila esker”, step by step

mila esker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque mila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemilaa thousand
2Latinmīlia—
3Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Basque esker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueeskergratitude, thankfulness; benefit; merit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →