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Where does “mość” come from?

mość (Polish) comes from Old Polish miłość, from Proto-Slavic milostь, from Proto-Slavic milъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos, from Proto-Indo-European meyl-.

mość (Polish): majesty

Definitions

  1. majesty

Ancestry of “mość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
2Proto-Slavicmilostь—
3Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

Words derived from “mość”

  • moŝto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →