Where does “viesmīlis” come from?

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

viesmīlis (Latvian): waiter

Definitions

  1. waiter

Ancestry of “viesmīlis”, step by step

viesmīlis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian viesmīlīgs

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

via Latvian viesmīlība

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianviesmīlībahospitableness, hospitability, hospitality
2Latvianmīlībālocative singular form of mīlība; lovingness,...

Words derived from “viesmīlis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi-Every word from Proto-Baltic mīl-Every word from Latvian mīļš