Where does “moldenьcь” come from?

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

moldenьcь (Proto-Slavic): infant, child, youth

Definitions

  1. infant, child, youth

Ancestry of “moldenьcь”, step by step

moldenьcь 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-Balto-Slavic maldenikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmaldenikas—

Words derived from “moldenьcь”

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