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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-Slavicmandras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmensdʰh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mensdʰh₁- →