Where does “moŝto” come from?
moŝto (Esperanto) comes from Polish mość, from Old Polish miłość, from Proto-Slavic milostь, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.
moŝto (Esperanto): an excellency; a majesty
Ancestry of “moŝto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | mość | majesty |
| 2 | Old Polish | miłość | mercy, also: grace, favour |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | milostь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |