Where does “mil” come from?

mil (Friulian) comes from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

mil (Friulian): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mil”, step by step

mil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Mīlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMīllethousand; 1000
2Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Vulgar Latin *melem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*melem—
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →