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Where does “milo” come from?

milo (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic mydlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

milo (Slovene): soap; movingly, touchingly; mildly, gently

Definitions

  1. soap; movingly, touchingly; mildly, gently

Ancestry of “milo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
2Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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