Where does “mīļotājs” come from?

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

mīļotājs (Latvian): lover

Definitions

  1. lover

Ancestry of “mīļotājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmiļotwith the particle
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 →