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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-.

Ancestry of “ми́ловать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianми́лыйdear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute
2Old East Slavicмилъdear, sweet
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “ми́ловать”

  • помиловать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →