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Where does “mokar” come from?

mokar (Ido) comes from Esperanto moki, from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mokar (Ido): to mock, laugh at

Definitions

  1. to mock, laugh at

Ancestry of “mokar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomokito mock, jeer at, make fun of
2EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
3Middle Englishmokken—
4Old Frenchmocquer—
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mokar”

  • moketar
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