Where does “мо́ля” come from?
мо́ля (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic modlìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.
мо́ля (Bulgarian): to ask, to request (someone)
Definitions
- to ask, to request (someone)
Ancestry of “мо́ля”, step by step
мо́ля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic modlìti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | modlìti | to ask, pray |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *maldī́ˀtei | to pray |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meldʰ- | to ask, pray, speak; lightning |