Where does “moldežь” come from?

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

moldežь (Proto-Slavic): youth; young person

Definitions

  1. youth; young person

Ancestry of “moldežь”, step by step

moldežь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moldъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
2Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Proto-Slavic molděti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoldětito appear young

Words derived from “moldežь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Slavic moldъ →