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Where does “mudrost” come from?

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

mudrost (Serbo-Croatian): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “mudrost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫdrostь—
2Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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