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Where does “мочи́ть” come from?

мочи́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic močiti, from Proto-Slavic moča, from Proto-Slavic mok-.

мочи́ть (Russian): to wet

Definitions

  1. to wet

Ancestry of “мочи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmočitito wet
2Proto-Slavicmočawetness, puddle, urine
3Proto-Slavicmok-—

Words derived from “мочи́ть”

  • замочить
  • смочить
  • примочить
  • мочка
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