Where does “млъньи” come from?

млъньи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic mъldni, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n-.

млъньи (Old Church Slavonic): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “млъньи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъldnilightning
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmild-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥dʰ-n-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъldni →