Where does “miłość” come from?

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

miłość (Polish): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “miłość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
2Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-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 →