Where does “milý” come from?

milý (Czech) comes from Hungarian mily, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

milý (Czech): kind; dear

Definitions

  1. kind; dear

Ancestry of “milý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmilywhat?, what kind of?, what like?
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “milý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →