Where does “mladež” come from?

mladež (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.

mladež (Serbo-Croatian): youth; mole; birthmark

Definitions

  1. youth; mole; birthmark

Ancestry of “mladež”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoldežьyouth; young person
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 →
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