Where does “milostiv” come from?

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

milostiv (Romanian): merciful

Definitions

  1. merciful

Ancestry of “milostiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмилостивъmerciful
2Old Church Slavonicмилостьmercifulness
3Old Church Slavonicмилъdear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “milostiv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →
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