Where does “mozak” come from?

mozak (Gagauz) comes from Bulgarian мозък, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mozak (Gagauz): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “mozak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмозъкbrain; marrow
2Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mozgъ →