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Where does “wszechmoc” come from?

wszechmoc (Polish) comes from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

wszechmoc (Polish): omnipotence

Definitions

  1. omnipotence

Ancestry of “wszechmoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
2Old Polishmóc—
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →