Where does “мостовой” come from?

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

мостовой (Russian): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “мостовой”, step by step

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