Where does “mocayre” come from?

mocayre (English) comes from Middle French mocayart, from Arabic مُخَيَّر, from Tamil முறி — to break, fracture, split.

Ancestry of “mocayre”, step by step

mocayre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French mocayart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmocayart—
2Arabicمُخَيَّرchoice
3Tamilமுறிto break, fracture, split

via Italian mocaiardo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmocaiardomohair
Every word from Tamil முறி →Every word from Arabic مُخَيَّر →Every word from Middle French mocayart →