English Explanatory Dictionary

Mokosh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Slavic goddess of fertility, waters and earth mentioned in East Slavic sources

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒkɒʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mokosh.wav

Word forms

Mokosh

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- Proto-Balto-Slavic *mak- Proto-Slavic *mok- Proto-Indo-European *-uh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ūˀ Proto-Slavic *-y Proto-Slavic *moky Proto-Slavic *-oxъ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Slavic *-ošь Proto-Slavic *Mokošь Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ)lbor. Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ)lbor. English Mokosh Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), a learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

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