Where does “mostoc” come from?

mostoc (Romanian) comes from Russian мосто́к, from Russian мост, from Old East Slavic мостъ, from Proto-Slavic mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

mostoc (Romanian): vertical board on a fishing boat, used to prevent fish from sliding into the bottom of the boat

Definitions

  1. vertical board on a fishing boat, used to prevent fish from sliding into the bottom of the boat

Ancestry of “mostoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмосто́кfootbridge
2Russianмостbridge; axle; backbend
3Old East Slavicмостъ—
4Proto-Slavicmostъbridge
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*mastás—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mostъ →Every word from Old East Slavic мостъ →