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Where does “mohón” come from?

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

mohón (Hungarian): eagerly, greedily, covetously

Definitions

  1. eagerly, greedily, covetously

Ancestry of “mohón”, step by step

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