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Where does “malomocenství” come from?

malomocenství (Czech) comes from Czech malomocný, from Czech moč, from Old Czech moč, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

malomocenství (Czech): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “malomocenství”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmalomocnýleprous; leper
2Czechmočurine
3Old Czechmoč—
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →