In general, the word wasn't coined in Moscow, but its meaning, as we know it, was acquired precisely there. In Russia, in forested and marshy places, as well as on rough roads, people preferred the safe but not very comfortable travel of the sled. This sled moved horrendously slowly, and the journey was called volokita. Then, of course, the wheel replaced the sled, but people, out of habit, continued to call any slow movement volokita. But in the 15th and 16th centuries, Muscovite volokita appeared! During the reign of Ivan III, Muscovite institutions took on the majority of litigation matters, that is, civil disputes. Thus, the parties involved in litigation now had to drag themselves to Moscow, and there no one was in a hurry to resolve disputes, so they accumulated, time passed, lackeys solved some issues for a few coins, and if there was no money, they waited indefinitely for their solution. Over time, the original meaning of the word faded, and "volokita," "thanks to" Muscovite officials, began to be associated with deliberate delays in procedures, with bureaucracy, and with minor formalities.