Where does “милость” come from?

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

милость (Old Church Slavonic): mercifulness

Definitions

  1. mercifulness

Ancestry of “милость”, step by step

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

Words derived from “милость”

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