Where does “ми́ловать” come from?
ми́ловать (Russian) comes from Russian ми́лый, from Old East Slavic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.
ми́ловать (Russian): to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to)
Definitions
- to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to)
Ancestry of “ми́ловать”, step by step
ми́ловать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ми́лый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ми́лый | dear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | милъ | dear, sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |
via Proto-Slavic *milovati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *milovati | to caress, to fondle |