Where does “mnóstwo” come from?

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

mnóstwo (Polish): abundance, plethora, loads, tons

Definitions

  1. abundance, plethora, loads, tons

Ancestry of “mnóstwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmnóstwoplentitude, multitude
2Proto-Slavicmъnožьstvo—
3Proto-Slavicmъnogъmany
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmanagasmany
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonogʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmengʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European monogʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic managas →