Where does “мостки” come from?

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

мостки (Russian): planked gangway or footbridge over a swamp,...

Definitions

  1. planked gangway or footbridge over a swamp,...

Ancestry of “мостки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмостbridge; axle; backbend
2Old East Slavicмостъ
3Proto-Slavicmostъbridge
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mastás
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastásEvery word from Proto-Slavic mostъEvery word from Old East Slavic мостъ