Where does “mīļotāja” come from?

mīļotāja (Latvian) comes from Latvian mīlētājs, from Latvian mīlēt, from Latvian mīls, from Latvian mīļš, from Proto-Baltic mīl-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mīļotāja (Latvian): (female) lover a woman who loves, appreciates someone, something

Definitions

  1. (female) lover a woman who loves, appreciates someone, something

Ancestry of “mīļotāja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmīlētājslover
2Latvianmīlētto love, to feel love for
3Latvianmīlsdear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of...
4Latvianmīļšdear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;...
5Proto-Balticmīl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Proto-Baltic mīl- →Every word from Latvian mīļš →