Where does “mladík” come from?

mladík (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.

mladík (Czech): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “mladík”, 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 “mladík

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