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Where does “مُومِيَاء” come from?
مُومِيَاء (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.
Ancestry of “مُومِيَاء”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Persian
مومیا
—
2
Persian
موم
wax; candle
Words derived from “مُومِيَاء”
mummy
mummiform
mummylike
mummia
mummyhood
grandmummy
mummyish
mumia
mummia
mummia
مومیا
mumie
momia
mumiani
mummia
mumia
mumia
múmia
موميا
momie
momie
мумија
mumya
mòmia
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