Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “miła” come from?

miła (Polish) comes from Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

Ancestry of “miła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmīle—
2Old High Germanmīla—
3Latinmīlia—
4Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
5LatinMīlle—
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →