Where does “mwa” come from?
mwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French mois, from Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from Old French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēnsis, from Proto-Italic mēns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.
mwa (Haitian Creole): month
Ancestry of “mwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mois | month |
| 2 | Middle French | moys | month |
| 3 | Old French | mois | month |
| 4 | Old French | meis | Alternative form of mois |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mēnsis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mēns | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |