Where does “mungi” come from?

mungi (Esperanto) comes from Latin emungo, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

mungi (Esperanto): blow one's nose

Definitions

  1. blow one's nose

Ancestry of “mungi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemungoI wipe or blow one's nose; I cheat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Latin emungo →
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