Where does “mau-mauer” come from?

mau-mauer (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

mau-mauer (English): One who agitates for change; rabble rouser

Definitions

  1. One who agitates for change; rabble rouser

Ancestry of “mau-mauer”, step by step

mau-mauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English mau-mau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmau-mauTo menace through intimidating tactics; to...
2Indonesianmauto want, to desire
3Malaymahuto want, to desire; will
4Proto-Polynesian*mafustale of food
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder