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