Where does “мощевик” come from?

мощевик (Russian) comes from Russian мощи, from Old Church Slavonic мощи, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

мощевик (Russian): reliquary

Definitions

  1. reliquary

Ancestry of “мощевик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмощиrelics; genitive/dative/prepositional singular of...
2Old Church Slavonicмощиto be able; relics
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →