Where does “mozgu” come from?

mozgu (Karelian) comes from Russian мозг, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mozgu (Karelian): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “mozgu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмозгbrain; marrow; brains
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 →