Where does “muclji” come from?

muclji (Aromanian) comes from Latin cumulus, from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

muclji (Aromanian): rib (of a sword blade)

Definitions

  1. rib (of a sword blade)

Ancestry of “muclji”, step by step

muclji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cumulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Latin mutulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ku-m-olo →Every word from Latin cumulus →