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Where does “mauri” come from?

mauri (Latvian) comes from Latvian maurs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mauˀras, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.

mauri (Latvian): nominative plural form of maurs; vocative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural form of maurs; vocative...

Ancestry of “mauri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmaursgrass, lawn
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmauˀrasmud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-to move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew- →