Where does “mohó” come from?

mohó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mohón, from Hungarian mohon, from Hungarian moh, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

mohó (Hungarian): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “mohó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmohóneagerly, greedily, covetously
2Hungarianmohoneagerly, greedily, covetously
3Hungarianmohmoss; eager, greedy, avid
4Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss

Words derived from “mohó”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ →
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