Etymology

Mokosh

M3O1K5O1S1H4

Today it means: Slavic goddess of fertility, waters and earth mentioned in East Slavic sources Full definition →

Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ) ← Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ) ← Proto-Slavic *Mokošь
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ek-
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavic*mak-
  3. Proto-Slavic*mok-
  4. Proto-Slavic*moky
  5. Proto-Slavic*Mokošь
  6. Old East SlavicМокошь (Mokošĭ)
  7. RussianМо́кошь (Mókošʹ)
  8. English todayMokosh

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), a learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

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