Where does “mile” come from?

mile (Polish) comes from Polish miły, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

mile (Polish): kindly, warmly; nominative/accusative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. kindly, warmly; nominative/accusative/vocative...

Ancestry of “mile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiłynice, pleasant, dear, gentle, mild, soft, polite
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →