Where does “milostivi” come from?
milostivi (Romanian) comes from Romanian milostiv, 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-.
milostivi (Romanian): to have mercy
Definitions
- to have mercy
Ancestry of “milostivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | milostiv | merciful |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | милостивъ | merciful |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | милость | mercifulness |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | милъ | dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |