Where does “магчы” come from?
магчы (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic moťi, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
магчы (Belarusian): can, to be able to
Ancestry of “магчы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | moťi | to be able |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |