Where does “prawomocny” come from?

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

prawomocny (Polish): lawful, valid, legally binding

Definitions

  1. lawful, valid, legally binding

Ancestry of “prawomocny”, step by step

prawomocny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mocny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmocnystrong, sturdy
2Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
3Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Polish prawo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprawolaw
2Proto-Slavicpravoright

Words derived from “prawomocny”

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