Where does “móc” come from?

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

móc (Polish): to be able; may, might; to be allowed

Definitions

  1. to be able; may, might; to be allowed

Ancestry of “móc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “móc”

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