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Where does “viesmīlība” come from?

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

viesmīlība (Latvian): hospitableness, hospitability, hospitality

Definitions

  1. hospitableness, hospitability, hospitality

Ancestry of “viesmīlība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmīlībālocative singular form of mīlība; lovingness,...
2Latvianmīlētto love, to feel love for
3Latvianmīlsdear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of...
4Latvianmīļšdear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;...
5Proto-Balticmīl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

Words derived from “viesmīlība”

  • viesmīle
  • viesmīlis
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