Where does “mīlētāja” come from?

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

mīlētāja (Latvian): (female) lover a woman who loves someone, who [[have sex

Definitions

  1. (female) lover a woman who loves someone, who [[have sex

Ancestry of “mīlētāja”, 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 →