Where does “mlădiu” come from?

mlădiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian mladă, from Old Church Slavonic младъ, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mlădiu (Romanian): flexible

Definitions

  1. flexible

Ancestry of “mlădiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmladăgrove, coppice, thicket
2Old Church Slavonicмладъyoung
3Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
4Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “mlădiu”

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