Where does “мочь” come from?

мочь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic moťi, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

мочь (Russian): can, be able to; may; power, might

Definitions

  1. can, be able to; may; power, might

Ancestry of “мочь”, step by step

мочь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moťi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoťito be able
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Slavic *mȍťь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavic*mȍťь—

Words derived from “мочь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťi →