Where does “мост” come from?

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

мост (Russian): bridge; axle; backbend

Definitions

  1. bridge; axle; backbend

Ancestry of “мост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмостъ—
2Proto-Slavicmostъbridge
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mastás—

Words derived from “мост”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mostъ →Every word from Old East Slavic мостъ →