Where does “mijo” come from?

mijo (Spanish) comes from Spanish hijo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

mijo (Spanish): millet; darling; friend, guy

Definitions

  1. millet; darling; friend, guy

Ancestry of “mijo”, step by step

mijo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish hijo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhijoson; child
2Old Spanishfijoson
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Latin milium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmiliummillet; genitive plural of mīlle
2Proto-Italicmeljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Spanish mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmíme
2Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
3LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mijo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os →Every word from Old Latin fīlios →