Where does “омладинац” come from?

омладинац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̀младина, from Serbo-Croatian мла̑д, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

омладинац (Serbo-Croatian): youth, young man

Definitions

  1. youth, young man

Ancestry of “омладинац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianо̀младинаyouth (young people)
2Serbo-Croatianмла̑дyoung
3Proto-Slavicmoldъyoung
4Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
5Proto-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 →