Where does “Mau” come from?
Mau is a word of uncertain origin, possibly derived through Egyptian mjw and Egyptian -w from Proto-Afroasiatic -u, though its original meaning remains unknown.
Mau (English): A kind of short-haired domestic cat
Definitions
- A kind of short-haired domestic cat
Ancestry of “Mau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian | mjw | cat; tomcat; likeness |
| 2 | Egyptian | -w | Used to form the masculine plural forms of nouns... |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | -u | — |