Where does “mládě” come from?

mládě (Czech) comes from Czech mladý, from Old Czech mladý, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mládě (Czech): baby animal

Definitions

  1. baby animal

Ancestry of “mládě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmladýyoung
2Old Czechmladýyoung
3Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
4Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mládě”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Slavic moldъ →
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