Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ml̥dus

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

Alternative forms

*moldus, *moldos

Etymology

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

Adjective

*ml̥dus

soft, weak

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*ml̥dus	*ml̥déwih₂
genitive	*ml̥déws	*ml̥duyéh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ml̥dus	*ml̥duh₁(e)	*ml̥dewes
vocative	*ml̥du	*ml̥duh₁(e)	*ml̥dewes
accusative	*ml̥dum	*ml̥duh₁(e)	*ml̥dums
genitive	*ml̥déws	*?	*ml̥déwoHom
ablative	*ml̥déws	*?	ml̥dúmos, ml̥dúbʰos
dative	*ml̥déwey	*?	ml̥dúmos, ml̥dúbʰos
locative	ml̥déw, ml̥déwi	*?	*ml̥dúsu
instrumental	*ml̥dúh₁	*?	ml̥dúmis, ml̥dúbʰis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ml̥déwih₂	*ml̥déwih₂h₁(e)	*ml̥déwih₂es
vocative	*ml̥déwih₂	*ml̥déwih₂h₁(e)	*ml̥déwih₂es
accusative	*ml̥déwih₂m̥	*ml̥déwih₂h₁(e)	*ml̥déwih₂m̥s
genitive	*ml̥duyéh₂s	*?	*ml̥duyéh₂oHom
ablative	*ml̥duyéh₂s	*?	ml̥duyéh₂mos, ml̥duyéh₂bʰos
dative	*ml̥duyéh₂ey	*?	ml̥duyéh₂mos, ml̥duyéh₂bʰos
locative	ml̥duyéh₂, ml̥duyéh₂i	*?	*ml̥duyéh₂su
instrumental	*ml̥duyéh₂h₁	*?	ml̥duyéh₂mis, ml̥duyéh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ml̥du	*ml̥dwih₁	*ml̥duh₂
vocative	*ml̥du	*ml̥dwih₁	*ml̥duh₂
accusative	*ml̥du	*ml̥dwih₁	*ml̥duh₂
genitive	*ml̥déws	*?	*ml̥déwoHom
ablative	*ml̥déws	*?	ml̥dúmos, ml̥dúbʰos
dative	*ml̥déwey	*?	ml̥dúmos, ml̥dúbʰos
locative	ml̥déw, ml̥déwi	*?	*ml̥dúsu
instrumental	*ml̥dúh₁	*?	ml̥dúmis, ml̥dúbʰis

Descendants

Proto-Armenian:
- Old Armenian: մեղկ (mełk)
Proto-Balto-Slavic: *maldás (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Germanic: *mildijaz (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: βλαδύς (bladús), Ancient Greek: ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō)
Proto-Italic: *moldus
- Latin: mollis (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mr̥dúš (see there for further descendants)

References

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