Old Church Slavonic

Adjective

милъ • ‎(milŭ)

1. dear, sweet

   милъ бъіти — to feel sorry for

   милъ сѧ творити/дѣлати — to beg mercy from someone

Derived terms

• милость ‎(milostĭ)

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)
• Ukrainian: ми́лий ‎(mýlyj)