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Where does “modła” come from?

modła (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic modla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maldāˀ.

modła (Polish): model, pattern; prayer; idol

Definitions

  1. model, pattern; prayer; idol

Ancestry of “modła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlaidol
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaldāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maldāˀ →