Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “мъножьство” come from?

мъножьство (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic mъnožьstvo, from Proto-Slavic mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic managas, from Proto-Indo-European monogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European mengʰ-.

Ancestry of “мъножьство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъnožьstvo—
2Proto-Slavicmъnogъmany
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmanagasmany
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonogʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmengʰ-—

Words derived from “мъножьство”

  • множество
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