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
Ancestry of “mladík”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | mladý | young |
| 2 | Old Czech | mladý | young |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | moldъ | young |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “mladík”