Where does “mościć” come from?

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

mościć (Polish): to line, to pad

Definitions

  1. to line, to pad

Ancestry of “mościć”, step by step

mościć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mość

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmośćmajesty
2Old Polishmiłośćmercy, also: grace, favour
3Proto-Slavicmilostьmercy
4Proto-Slavicmilъdear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiʔlos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyl-—

via Proto-Slavic *mostiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mostiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiʔlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic milъ →