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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *mokʷs- (/ *monkʷs-)
Meaning: soon
Old Indian: makṣú, makṣū́ `quickly, rapidly, soon'; pl. instr. makṣū́bhiḥ, Sup. makṣū́tama-; maṅkṣu `quickly, immediately'
Avestan: mošu 'alsbald, sogleich'
Old Greek: máps `blindlings, umsonst, vergebens', mapsi-lógo- `umsonst redend'
Latin: mox `bald'
Celtic: OIr mos `bald'; mos- pvb.: mos-riccubsa `bald werde ich kommen', mus-creitfed `bald werden sie glauben'; MCymr moch `bald'
Russ. meaning: скоро
References: WP II 303 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1323
Root: mok̂s, arisch *mok̂sū̆
English meaning: soon
German meaning: (Lokativ Plur.?) `bald'
Material: Ai. Adv. makṣū̆́ `rasch, bald, früh', makṣū́makṣu `recht bald'; Instr. Pl. makṣū́bhiḥ, Superl. makṣū́tama-; mit Nasal: ai. maŋkṣu `bald'; av. mošu `alsbald, sogleich';

    lat. mox `bald' = mcymr. moch `bald' (daraus mir. moch ds.), air. mó `bald', als Präverb mos-, mus- : mos-riccub- sa `bald werde ich kommen', mus-creitfet `bald werden sie glauben'.

References: WP. II 303 f., WH. II 117.
Pages: 747
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