Where does “pomlad” come from?

pomlad (Slovene) comes from Slovene mlad, from Proto-Slavic moldъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

pomlad (Slovene): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “pomlad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemladyoung
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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