Where does “momo” come from?

momo (English) comes from English Mo, from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

momo (English): A type of Tibetan, Ladakhi and Nepali dumpling...

Definitions

  1. A type of Tibetan, Ladakhi and Nepali dumpling...

Ancestry of “momo”, step by step

momo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoTo a greater degree
2EnglishhomoClipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a...
3EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
4Germanhomosexual
5Germanhomo-homo
6Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
7Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
8Ancient Greekφύλονa set of people or other beings
9Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
10Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Tibetan མོག་མོག

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanམོག་མོགTibetan steamed bread; momo, Tibetan stuffed...
2Mandarin馍馍

via Japanese もも

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseもも
2Japanesepeach; peach tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂
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