Where does “modlitební” come from?

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

modlitební (Czech): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “modlitební”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmodlitbaprayer
2Proto-Slavicmodlitvaprayer
3Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti →
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