Where does “modrý” come from?

modrý (Czech) comes from Old Czech modrý, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

modrý (Czech): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “modrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmodrýblue
2Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “modrý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →