Where does “мўв” come from?

мўв (Khanty) comes from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мўв (Khanty): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “мўв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →