Where does “милостивъ” come from?

милостивъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic милость, from Old Church Slavonic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

милостивъ (Old Church Slavonic): merciful

Definitions

  1. merciful

Ancestry of “милостивъ”, step by step

милостивъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic милость

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмилостьmercifulness
2Old Church Slavonicмилъdear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

via Old Church Slavonic ивъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicивъ—

Words derived from “милостивъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →