Where does “molând” come from?

molând (Romanian) comes from Romanian moale, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

molând (Romanian): lacking energy, vigor, spirit, personality

Definitions

  1. lacking energy, vigor, spirit, personality

Ancestry of “molând”, step by step

molând traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian moale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmoalesoft; weak
2Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
3Latinmolduis
4Proto-Italicmoldus
5Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Romanian bolând

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbolândcrazy
2Hungarianbolondcrazy; silly, foolish; madman, lunatic
3Proto-Slavicblǫdъdelusion; debauchery, depravity
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblandasobscuration, cloudiness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus