Where does “možen” come from?

možen (Slovene) comes from Slovene en, from Slovene êden, from Proto-Slavic (j)edinъ, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

možen (Slovene): possible

Definitions

  1. possible

Ancestry of “možen”, step by step

možen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneenone
2Sloveneêdenone
3Proto-Slavic(j)edinъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Slovene môči

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemôčican, to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)edinъ →Every word from Slovene êden →