Where does “мъхнат” come from?

мъхнат (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мъх, from Old Church Slavonic мъхъ, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

мъхнат (Bulgarian): covered in moss

Definitions

  1. covered in moss

Ancestry of “мъхнат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмъхmoss, bryophyte non-vascular plant of clade
2Old Church Slavonicмъхъmoss
3Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ →
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