Where does “мльньи” come from?
мльньи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic mъldni, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n-.
мльньи (Old Church Slavonic): lightning
Ancestry of “мльньи”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mъldni | lightning |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mild-n- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥dʰ-n- | — |