Where does “میله” come from?
میله (Persian) comes from Persian میل, from English mile, from Middle English myle, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.
میله (Persian): rod, shaft
Definitions
- rod, shaft
Ancestry of “میله”, step by step
میله traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian میل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میل | inclination |
| 2 | English | mile | The international mile: a unit of length... |
| 3 | Middle English | myle | mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;... |
| 4 | Old English | mīl | millet; mile |
| 5 | Latin | mīlia | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mīliju | mile |
| 7 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |