Where does “მური” come from?

მური (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian մուր, from Proto-Indo-European muHtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

მური (Georgian): smut, soot; myrrh

Definitions

  1. smut, soot; myrrh

Ancestry of “მური”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմուրsoot; ink; black, dark, miserable
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHtro-
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHtro-Every word from Old Armenian մուր
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