Where does “moaște” come from?

moaște (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мощи, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

moaște (Romanian): relics

Definitions

  1. relics

Ancestry of “moaște”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмощиto be able; relics
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →