Where does “mohák” come from?

mohák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian moha, from Hungarian moh, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

Ancestry of “mohák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmohamoss
2Hungarianmohmoss; eager, greedy, avid
3Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ →