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
Ancestry of “lamok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | moque | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | moquer | to mock; to make fun of someone; to be... |
| 3 | Middle French | mocquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 4 | Old French | moquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mocken | to mumble |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mukkijaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūg- | — |