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Where does “munja” come from?

munja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mъldni, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n-.

Ancestry of “munja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъldnilightning
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmild-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥dʰ-n-—

Words derived from “munja”

  • munjevit
  • munjina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n- →