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Where does “моћ” come from?

моћ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

моћ (Serbo-Croatian): power; ability, faculty; potency, might

Definitions

  1. power; ability, faculty; potency, might

Ancestry of “моћ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “моћ”

  • моћник
  • пуномоћ
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