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Where does “мили́ция” come from?

мили́ция (Russian) comes from Polish milicja, from Latin mīlitia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “мили́ция”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmilicjamilitsia; militia
2Latinmīlitia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “мили́ция”

  • militsia
  • militsiya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →