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-.
мощи (Russian): relics; genitive/dative/prepositional singular of...
Definitions
- relics; genitive/dative/prepositional singular of...
Ancestry of “мощи”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | мощи | to be able; relics |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |