Where does “mundu” come from?

mundu (Asturian) comes from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mundu (Asturian): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “mundu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →
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