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Where does “мокрица” come from?

мокрица (Russian) comes from Russian мо́крый, from Old East Slavic мокръ, from Proto-Slavic mokrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *makras.

мокрица (Russian): woodlouse, sowbug; common chickweed

Definitions

  1. woodlouse, sowbug; common chickweed

Ancestry of “мокрица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́крыйwet
2Old East Slavicмокръ—
3Proto-Slavicmokrъwet, damp
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*makras—
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