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Where does “mȋr” come from?

mȋr (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

mȋr (Serbo-Croatian): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “mȋr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMiroljub—
2Serbo-Croatianljubitito kiss; to kiss each other; to love
3Proto-Slavicľubitito love
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “mȋr”

  • Mirek
  • mirovati
  • Miroljub
  • Mirko
  • Miroslav
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