Where does “mǫdrъ” come from?

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

mǫdrъ (Proto-Slavic): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “mǫdrъ”, step by step

mǫdrъ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European modʰros

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

via Proto-Balto-Slavic mandras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmandraswise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmensdʰh₁-

via Proto-Balto-Slavic mandr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmandr-

Words derived from “mǫdrъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros