Where does “mahovina” come from?
mahovina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.
mahovina (Serbo-Croatian): moss
Ancestry of “mahovina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mъxъ | moss |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | muša | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mews- | moss |