English
Mokosh
Mokosh comes from Old East Slavic Мокошь, from Proto-Slavic *moky ‘wetland’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ek-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*mak-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mok-‘wet, damp, moist’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*moky‘wetland’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*Mokošьreconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernМокошьMokošĭ
- RussianmodernМо́кошьMókošʹ
- EnglishtodayMokosh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ek-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*mak-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*mok-‘wet, damp, moist’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*moky‘wetland’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*Mokošьreconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernМокошьMokošĭ
- RussianmodernМо́кошьMókošʹ
- EnglishtodayMokosh
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek-
Today it means
name Slavic goddess of fertility, waters and earth mentioned in East Slavic sources
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- / Mokosh