Where does “молитвенник” come from?

молитвенник (Russian) comes from Russian молитвенный, from Russian моли́тва, from Old East Slavic молитва, from Proto-Slavic modlitva, from Proto-Slavic modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

молитвенник (Russian): prayer book; devout worshipper

Definitions

  1. prayer book; devout worshipper

Ancestry of “молитвенник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмолитвенныйprayer; prayerful
2Russianмоли́тваprayer
3Old East Slavicмолитва—
4Proto-Slavicmodlitvaprayer
5Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti →