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Where does “молитвьникъ” come from?

молитвьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic молитва, from Proto-Slavic modlitva, from Proto-Slavic modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

молитвьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): asker; beggar; one who prays

Definitions

  1. asker; beggar; one who prays

Ancestry of “молитвьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмолитваprayer; request
2Proto-Slavicmodlitva—
3Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
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