Where does “Mirko” come from?

Mirko (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȋr, from Serbo-Croatian Miroljub, from Serbo-Croatian ljubiti, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “Mirko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȋrpeace
2Serbo-CroatianMiroljub—
3Serbo-Croatianljubitito kiss; to kiss each other; to love
4Proto-Slavicľubitito love
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →