Where does “Mokroš” come from?

Mokroš (Slovak) comes from Slovak os, from Proto-Slavic osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “Mokroš”, step by step

Mokroš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakosaxis; axle
2Proto-Slavicosьaxis, axle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Slovak mokrý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmokrýwet
2Proto-Slavicmokrъwet, damp
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*makras
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís
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