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

Definitions

  1. an excellency; a majesty

Ancestry of “moŝto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmośćmajesty
2Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
3Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “moŝto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →
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