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

мокрица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мо́крый

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

via Bulgarian мо́кър

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмо́кърwet, humid, moisty having excess of moisture
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *makras →Every word from Proto-Slavic mokrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic мокръ →