Where does “мощнейший” come from?

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

мощнейший (Russian): most powerful

Definitions

  1. most powerful

Ancestry of “мощнейший”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́щныйmighty, powerful
2Russianмощьmight, force, power, strength
3Old Church Slavonicмощьability; power
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-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 →