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Where does “mūks” come from?

mūks (Latvian) comes from Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

mūks (Latvian): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “mūks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemunkrmonk
2Old Englishmunucmonk
3Latinmonachusmonk
4Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “mūks”

  • mūķene
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