Where does “помилование” come from?
помилование (Russian) comes from Russian помиловать, 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-.
помилование (Russian): pardon, mercy
Definitions
- pardon, mercy
Ancestry of “помилование”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | помиловать | to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to) |
| 2 | Russian | ми́ловать | to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to) |
| 3 | Russian | ми́лый | dear, sweet; sweetheart; dear; cute |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | милъ | dear, sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |