Where does “mokšy” come from?
mokšy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic mokrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *makras.
mokšy (Lower Sorbian): wet
Ancestry of “mokšy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mokrъ | wet, damp |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *makras | — |