Where does “móc” come from?

móc (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

móc (Old Polish): can, may, to be able to

Definitions

  1. can, may, to be able to

Ancestry of “móc”, step by step

móc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moťь

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

via Proto-Slavic *moťì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*moťìto be able

via Slavic *mȍťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavic*mȍťь—

Words derived from “móc”

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