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Where does “modrъ” come from?

modrъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

modrъ (Proto-Slavic): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “modrъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “modrъ”

  • мудрый
  • умудрить
  • mądry
  • Mądry
  • mądrala
  • Mędrala
  • Mendrala
  • Mondry
  • мудар
  • mudar
  • moudrý
  • moudrost
  • Moudrý
  • мудрост
  • мудар
  • mǫdrostь
  • múdry
  • mudrc
  • Múdry
  • мудры
  • мѫдръ
  • мѫдрость
  • mudry
  • мудръ
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