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Where does “μῦ” come from?

μῦ (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

μῦ (Ancient Greek): mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...

Definitions

  1. mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...

Ancestry of “μῦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤌𐤌water
2Proto-Semiticmāy-water
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “μῦ”

  • mu
  • mus
  • myy
  • muon
  • muo
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