Where does “moss” come from?

moss (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mos, from Proto-Uralic mośke- — to wash.

moss (Hungarian): second-person singular subjunctive present...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present...

Ancestry of “moss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmosto wash something; to brush
2Proto-Uralicmośke-to wash
Every word from Proto-Uralic mośke-Every word from Hungarian mos