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Where does “viesmīlīgs” come from?

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

viesmīlīgs (Latvian): hospitable

Definitions

  1. hospitable

Ancestry of “viesmīlīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmīlīgsfriendly, kind, affectionate, loving; also, nice,...
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 “viesmīlīgs”

  • viesmīle
  • viesmīlis
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