Where does “mil” come from?

mil (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic mīlom, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

mil (Proto-Brythonic): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “mil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmīlomanimal
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mīlom →
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