Where does “милостꙑни” come from?
милостꙑни (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-.
милостꙑни (Old Church Slavonic): mercy; charity, alms
Ancestry of “милостꙑни”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | милость | mercifulness |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | милъ | dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |