Where does “modlìti” come from?

modlìti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

modlìti (Proto-Slavic): to ask, pray

Definitions

  1. to ask, pray

Ancestry of “modlìti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*maldī́ˀteito pray
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning

Words derived from “modlìti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei →
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