Where does “mokaus” come from?

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

mokaus (Finnish): blundering, screwing up, failing

Definitions

  1. blundering, screwing up, failing

Ancestry of “mokaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmokatato blunder, screw up, have a problem, be a...
2EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
3Middle Englishmokken—
4Old Frenchmocquer—
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →