Where does “Mokosh” come from?

Mokosh (English) comes from Russian Мо́кошь, from Old East Slavic Мокошь, from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь — Mokosh.

Mokosh (English): Slavic goddess of fertility, waters and earth mentioned in East Slavic sources

Definitions

  1. Slavic goddess of fertility, waters and earth mentioned in East Slavic sources

Ancestry of “Mokosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМо́кошь—
2Old East SlavicМокошь—
3Proto-Slavic*MokošьMokosh
Every word from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь →Every word from Old East Slavic Мокошь →Every word from Russian Мо́кошь →