Where does “младой” come from?

младой (Russian) 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.

младой (Russian): young, youthful, new

Definitions

  1. young, youthful, new

Ancestry of “младой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмладъyoung
2Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
3Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Slavic moldъ →