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Where does “módry” come from?

módry (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

módry (Lower Sorbian): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “módry”, step by step

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