Where does “мощь” come from?

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

мощь (Russian): might, force, power, strength

Definitions

  1. might, force, power, strength

Ancestry of “мощь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мощь”

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