Where does “мощи” come from?

мощи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

мощи (Old Church Slavonic): to be able; relics

Definitions

  1. to be able; relics

Ancestry of “мощи”, step by step

мощи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-Slavic moťi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoťito be able

Words derived from “мощи”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →