Where does “modla” come from?

modla (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic modla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maldāˀ.

modla (Czech): idol

Definitions

  1. idol

Ancestry of “modla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlaidol
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaldāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maldāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic modla →
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