Where does “mil” come from?

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

mil (Kabuverdianu): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “mil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemilone thousand; a thousand; 1000; thousands of
2Old Portuguesemil—
3LatinMīllethousand; 1000
4Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “mil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →