Where does “Modrīte” come from?

Modrīte (Latvian) comes from Latvian Modra, from Latvian modrs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mandras, from Proto-Indo-European mensdʰh₁-.

Ancestry of “Modrīte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianModra
2Latvianmodrsvigilant, watchful, alert; active, busy, lively
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmandraswise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmensdʰh₁-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mensdʰh₁-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mandrasEvery word from Latvian modrs