Where does “módliś” come from?

módliś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic modlìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

módliś (Lower Sorbian): to pray

Definitions

  1. to pray

Ancestry of “módliś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlìtito ask, pray
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*maldī́ˀteito pray
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modlìti →