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
- to line, to pad
Ancestry of “mościć”, step by step
mościć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish mość
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mość | majesty |
| 2 | Old Polish | miłość | mercy, also: grace, favour |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | milostь | mercy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |
via Proto-Slavic *mostiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *mostiti | — |