Where does “молоденький” come from?

молоденький (Russian) comes from Russian молодо́й, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

молоденький (Russian): very young

Definitions

  1. very young

Ancestry of “молоденький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмолодо́йyoung
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 →