Where does “modrák” come from?

modrák (Slovak) comes from Slovak modrý, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

modrák (Slovak): bluethroat, a small passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat

Definitions

  1. bluethroat, a small passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat

Ancestry of “modrák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmodrýblue
2Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →