Where does “mladă” come from?
mladă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic младъ, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
mladă (Romanian): grove, coppice, thicket
Ancestry of “mladă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | младъ | young |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | moldъ | young |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |