Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/maldī́ˀtei

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Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *moldʰ-éye-ti, from *meldʰ- (to ask, pray, beg). Cognate with Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (ma-a-al-di /⁠māldi⁠/, to recite, make a vow, 3sg.pres.act.), German melden (to report, tell), Old Armenian մաղթ (małtʻ, prayer, supplication).

Verb

*maldī́ˀtei

  1. to pray

Descendants

  • Lithuanian: maldýti[1]
  • Proto-Slavic: *modlìti (see there for further descendants)[2]

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “maldyti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*modlìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 320:v. ‘pray’ (b)