Where does “мосток” come from?
мосток (Russian) comes from Russian мост, from Old East Slavic мостъ, from Proto-Slavic mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.
Ancestry of “мосток”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | мост | bridge; axle; backbend |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мостъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mostъ | bridge |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mastás | — |