Where does “možnost” come from?

možnost (Slovene) comes from Slovene ost, from Proto-Slavic ostь — sharp point.

možnost (Slovene): possibility

Definitions

  1. possibility

Ancestry of “možnost”, step by step

možnost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sloveneostsharp tip
2Proto-Slavicostьsharp point

via Slovene móžen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemóženpossible
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