Where does “*ml̥dus” come from?

*ml̥dus (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “*ml̥dus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meld-	to soften, to melt

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