Where does “mundu” come from?

mundu (Kristang) comes from Portuguese mundo, from Old Portuguese mundo, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mundu (Kristang): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “mundu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemundoworld; world; humanity
2Old Portuguesemundo—
3Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Old Portuguese mundo →