English
Milena
Milena comes from Proto-Slavic *mìlъ ‘dear, kind’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- ‘mild, soft’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyh₁-‘mild, soft’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(e)iH-lo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*meilasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mìlъ‘dear, kind’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2003Milena
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meyh₁-‘mild, soft’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m(e)iH-lo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*meilasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mìlъ‘dear, kind’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2003Milena
Earliest quotation: 2003, [Weddings] Christina and Jonathan Weathers: “Miss Milena Shuff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁-
Today it means
name A female given name from the Slavic languages, masculine equivalent Milan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- / Milena