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Where does “viesmīle” come from?

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

viesmīle (Latvian): waitress

Definitions

  1. waitress

Ancestry of “viesmīle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianviesmīliswaiter
2Latvianviesmīlīgshospitable
3Latvianmīlīgsfriendly, kind, affectionate, loving; also, nice,...
4Latvianmīlētto love, to feel love for
5Latvianmīlsdear, cherished, beloved; alternative form of...
6Latvianmīļšdear, cherished, beloved; loving, kind, nice;...
7Proto-Balticmīl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
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