Where does “mīļums” come from?
mīļums (Latvian) comes from Latvian mīļš, from Proto-Baltic mīl-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
mīļums (Latvian): affection, kindness, loveliness, lovingness
Definitions
- affection, kindness, loveliness, lovingness
Ancestry of “mīļums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | mīļš | dear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | mīl- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |