Where does “miłość” come from?

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

miłość (Old Polish): mercy, also: grace, favour

Definitions

  1. mercy, also: grace, favour

Ancestry of “miłość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “miłość”

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