Where does “умили́ть” come from?

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

умили́ть (Russian): to touch, to move emotionally

Definitions

  1. to touch, to move emotionally

Ancestry of “умили́ть”, step by step

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 “умили́ть”

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