Where does “помиловать” come from?

помиловать (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-.

помиловать (Russian): to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to)

Definitions

  1. to show mercy (to), to pardon, to grant pardon (to)

Ancestry of “помиловать”, 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-—

Words derived from “помиловать”

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