Where does “modlitba” come from?

modlitba (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic modlitva, from Proto-Slavic modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

modlitba (Czech): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “modlitba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlitvaprayer
2Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning

Words derived from “modlitba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti →