Where does “мо́щный” come from?
мо́щный (Russian) comes from Russian мощь, from Old Church Slavonic мощь, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
Ancestry of “мо́щный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мощь | might, force, power, strength |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | мощь | ability; power |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “мо́щный”