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Where does “модар” come from?

модар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

модар (Serbo-Croatian): blue; dark blue; bruised

Definitions

  1. blue; dark blue; bruised

Ancestry of “модар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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