Where does “mīla” come from?

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

mīla (Latvian): love; genitive singular masculine form of mīls;...

Definitions

  1. love; genitive singular masculine form of mīls;...

Ancestry of “mīla”, step by step

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