Where does “mládenec” come from?

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

mládenec (Czech): young man, youth

Definitions

  1. young man, youth

Ancestry of “mládenec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmládenec—
2Proto-Slavicmoldenьcьinfant, child, youth
3Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
4Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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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