Where does “могутный” come from?

могутный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *mogǫtьnъ, from Proto-Slavic moťi, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

могутный (Russian): strong, mighty

Definitions

  1. strong, mighty

Ancestry of “могутный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mogǫtьnъ—
2Proto-Slavicmoťito be able
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťi →Every word from Proto-Slavic *mogǫtьnъ →