Where does “milota” come from?

milota (Slovak) comes from Slovak milý, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

milota (Slovak): eragrostis, lovegrass, canegrass (any member of the genus Eragrostis)

Definitions

  1. eragrostis, lovegrass, canegrass (any member of the genus Eragrostis)

Ancestry of “milota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmilýkind; dear
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →