Where does “мощи” come from?

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

мощи (Russian): relics; genitive/dative/prepositional singular of...

Definitions

  1. relics; genitive/dative/prepositional singular of...

Ancestry of “мощи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмощиto be able; relics
2Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “мощи”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic moťь →