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

  1. affection, kindness, loveliness, lovingness

Ancestry of “mīļums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmīļšdear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;...
2Proto-Balticmīl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Proto-Baltic mīl- →Every word from Latvian mīļš →