Where does “mwa” come from?

mwa (Antillean Creole) comes from French mois, from Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from Old French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

mwa (Antillean Creole): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “mwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoismonth
2Middle Frenchmoysmonth
3Old Frenchmoismonth
4Old FrenchmeisAlternative form of mois
5Latinmēnsismonth
6Proto-Italicmēnsis
7Proto-Italicmēnsmonth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Italic mēns