Where does “младеж” come from?
младеж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic moldežь, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
младеж (Serbo-Croatian): youth; mole; birthmark
Ancestry of “младеж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | moldežь | youth; young person |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | moldъ | young |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |