Where does “mokata” come from?

mokata (Finnish) comes from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mokata (Finnish): to blunder, screw up, have a problem, be a...

Definitions

  1. to blunder, screw up, have a problem, be a...

Ancestry of “mokata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
2Middle Englishmokken—
3Old Frenchmocquer—
4Middle Dutchmockento mumble
5Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mokata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →