Where does “bezmiłościwy” come from?

bezmiłościwy (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish bezmiłość, from Old Polish miłość, from Proto-Slavic milostь, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

bezmiłościwy (Old Polish): merciless

Definitions

  1. merciless

Ancestry of “bezmiłościwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbezmiłośćimpiety
2Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
3Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →
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