Where does “mumie” come from?

mumie (Anglo-Norman) comes from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumie (Anglo-Norman): mummy

Definitions

  1. mummy

Ancestry of “mumie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmomie—
2Medieval Latinmumia—
3Arabicمُومِيَاء—
4Classical Persianمومیا—
5Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “mumie”

Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →