Where does “ми́лый” come from?

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

ми́лый (Russian): dear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute

Definitions

  1. dear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute

Ancestry of “ми́лый”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ми́лый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →