Where does “mildnis” come from?

mildnis (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

Ancestry of “mildnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥dʰ-ni-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-ni-s →
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