Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/maldī́ˀtei

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *moldʰ-éye-ti, from *meldʰ- (“to ask, pray, beg”)

Verb

*maldī́ˀtei

1. to pray

Descendants

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