Where does “muumiotauti” come from?

muumiotauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish muumio, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

muumiotauti (Finnish): brown rot

Definitions

  1. brown rot

Ancestry of “muumiotauti”, step by step

muumiotauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muumio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuumiomummy
2Medieval Latinmumia—
3Arabicمُومِيَاء—
4Classical Persianمومیا—
5Persianمومwax; candle

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—
Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →