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Where does “mīls” come from?

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

mīls (Latvian): dear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. dear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “mīls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmīļšdear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;...
2Proto-Balticmīl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

Words derived from “mīls”

  • mīlēšana
  • mīlēt
  • mīlētājs
  • mīlība
  • viesmīlīgs
  • viesmīlis
  • miļot
  • mīļotājs
  • mīla
  • viesmīle
  • mīlīgs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →