Where does “miloste” come from?

miloste (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic милость, from Old Church Slavonic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

miloste (Romanian): mercy

Definitions

  1. mercy

Ancestry of “miloste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмилостьmercifulness
2Old Church Slavonicмилъdear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →