Where does “哩” come from?

哩 (Japanese) comes from English mile, from Middle English myle, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

哩 (Japanese): mile

Definitions

  1. mile

Ancestry of “哩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmileThe international mile: a unit of length...
2Middle Englishmylemile; The time it takes to walk a mile;...
3Old Englishmīlmillet; mile
4Latinmīlia—
5Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
6LatinMīllethousand; 1000
7Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →
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