Where does “милови́дный” come from?

милови́дный (Russian) comes from Russian вид, from Old East Slavic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

милови́дный (Russian): pretty, good-looking

Definitions

  1. pretty, good-looking

Ancestry of “милови́дный”, step by step

милови́дный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вид

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвидlook, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,...
2Old East Slavicвидъ—
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Russian ми́лый

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 “милови́дный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →