Where does “миловаться” come from?

миловаться (Russian) comes from Russian ми́ловать, from Russian ми́лый, from Old East Slavic милъ, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

миловаться (Russian): to be pardoned, to get pardoned

Definitions

  1. to be pardoned, to get pardoned

Ancestry of “миловаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianми́ловатьto show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to)
2Russianми́лыйdear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute
3Old East Slavicмилъdear, sweet
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →