Where does “молитва” come from?

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

Ancestry of “молитва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlitvaprayer
2Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning

Words derived from “молитва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti →