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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From metathesis *-ld- > *-dl-, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *moldʰ-éye-ti, from *meldʰ- (to ask, pray, beg).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian malda (request), maldýti (to pray for).

Indo-European cognates include Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (ma-a-al-di /⁠māldi⁠/, to recite, make a vow, 3sg.pres.act.), German melden (to report, tell), Old Armenian մաղթեմ (małtʻem).

Verb

*modlìti impf

  1. (ambitransitive) to ask, pray

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*modlìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320:v. ‘pray’ (b)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “молить”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 539