Where does “waść” come from?

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

waść (Polish): term of address among the nobility

Definitions

  1. term of address among the nobility

Ancestry of “waść”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwaszmośćpolite term of address among the nobility
2Polishwasza miłość—
3Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
4Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
5Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →