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Where does “mo-” come from?

mo- (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl nāntzintli — mother.

mo- (Classical Nahuatl): to itself; "reflexive prefix"

Definitions

  1. to itself; "reflexive prefix"

Ancestry of “mo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlnāntzintlimother
Every word from Classical Nahuatl nāntzintli →