Where does “lamok” come from?

lamok (Mauritian Creole) comes from French moque, from French moquer, from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

lamok (Mauritian Creole): large mug, goblet

Definitions

  1. large mug, goblet

Ancestry of “lamok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoquefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of someone; to be...
3Middle Frenchmocquerto mock; to make fun of
4Old Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →