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Where does “mour” come from?

mour (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic murъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mauˀras, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

mour (Czech): soot, coal dust

Definitions

  1. soot, coal dust

Ancestry of “mour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmurъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmauˀrasmud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →