милъ

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See also: міль and миль

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiʔlаs, from Proto-Indo-European *meylos.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mielas (nice, dear, sweet), Latvian mĩl̨š (sweet, dear, kind), Old Prussian mijls (sweet, dear).

Other Indo-European cognates include Latin mītis (of soft taste) and Greek meília.

Adjective

милъ (milŭ)

  1. dear, sweet
  2. wretched, pitiable
    милъ бꙑти — to feel sorry for
    милъ сѧ дѣлати — to beg mercy from someone
  3. excusable

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European *meyl-.

Adjective

милъ (milŭ)

  1. dear, sweet

Descendants

  • Belarusian: мі́лы (míly)
  • Russian: ми́лый (mílyj)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ми́лый (mýlŷj)
  • Ukrainian: ми́лий (mýlyj)