Where does “моль” come from?

моль (Kazakh) comes from Russian моль, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

моль (Kazakh): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “моль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмольclothes moth; minor; API •  m inan
2Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
3GermanMolekülmolecule
4Frenchmoléculemolecule
5New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
6Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →