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Where does “modlit” come from?

modlit (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic modlìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

modlit (Czech): to pray

Definitions

  1. to pray

Ancestry of “modlit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlìtito ask, pray
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*maldī́ˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
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