Where does “molitva” come from?

molitva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic modlitva, from Proto-Slavic modliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.

molitva (Serbo-Croatian): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “molitva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmodlitvaprayer
2Proto-Slavicmodlitito ask, pray
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmalditei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeldʰ-to ask, pray, speak; lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic malditei →Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti →
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