Where does “mīlība” come from?

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

mīlība (Latvian): lovingness, loveliness, kindness, niceness; love

Definitions

  1. lovingness, loveliness, kindness, niceness; love

Ancestry of “mīlība”, step by step

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