Where does “mohazöld” come from?

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

mohazöld (Hungarian): moss green

Definitions

  1. moss green

Ancestry of “mohazöld”, step by step

mohazöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian moha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmohamoss
2Hungarianmohmoss; eager, greedy, avid
3Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss

via Hungarian zöld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzöldgreen; unripe, green; of leaves
2Hungarianzeld
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mušaEvery word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ
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