Where does “милъ” come from?

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

милъ (Old Church Slavonic): dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable

Definitions

  1. dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable

Ancestry of “милъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “милъ”

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