Where does “militi” come from?

militi (Slovene) comes from Slovene mil, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

militi (Slovene): to soap, to apply soap to

Definitions

  1. to soap, to apply soap to

Ancestry of “militi”, step by step

militi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemilkind; dear
2Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

via Slovene milo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemilosoap; movingly, touchingly; mildly, gently
2Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →