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Where does “milost” come from?

milost (Czech) comes from Old Czech milost, from Proto-Slavic milostь, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

milost (Czech): mercy; grace; pardon

Definitions

  1. mercy; grace; pardon

Ancestry of “milost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmilost—
2Proto-Slavicmilostь—
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “milost”

  • milostivý
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →