Where does “му” come from?

му (Komi-Permyak) comes from Proto-Permic *mu, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

му (Komi-Permyak): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “му”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Permic*muearth, land
2Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Permic *mu →