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Where does “помолодеть” come from?

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

помолодеть (Russian): to become younger

Definitions

  1. to become younger

Ancestry of “помолодеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмолоде́ть—
2Russianмолодо́йyoung
3Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
4Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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