Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/milostь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *meilastis, fromProto-Indo-European *meyHlostis. Morphologically from *milъ + *-ostь. Cognate with Lithuanian mielastis.

Noun

*milostь f

mercy

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: милость (milostĭ)
  - Russian: милость (milostʹ)
  - Ukrainian: милість (mylistʹ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: милость (milostĭ)
  - Bulgarian: милост (milost)
- Macedonian: милост (milost)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: милост
  Latin: milost
West Slavic:
- Czech: milost
- Polish: miłość