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Where does “muhar” come from?

muhar (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian muhar, from Serbo-Croatian mùha, from Spanish mojado, from Spanish mojar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis — to soften, to melt.

muhar (Hungarian): Any of a group of various types of grass of genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of various types of grass of genus...

Ancestry of “muhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmuharfoxtail millet
2Serbo-Croatianmùha—
3Spanishmojadowet; Wetback; one who crosses an international...
4Spanishmojarto moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip
5Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
6Latinmolliāre—
7Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
8Latinmolduis—
9Proto-Italicmoldus—
10Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dus—
11Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
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