Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ml̥dus

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • *moldus, *moldos

Etymology[edit]

From *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). Related to *melh₂-. Presumably also related to *(s)meld-.

Adjective[edit]

*ml̥dus

  1. soft, weak

Inflection[edit]

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Armenian:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *maldás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mildijaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Italic: *molduis
    • Latin: mollis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mr̥dúš (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mollis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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