Where does “momem” come from?
momem (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole mo, from French mot, from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta, from Proto-Germanic mutô — dark, dirty.
momem (Mauritian Creole): myself
Ancestry of “momem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mauritian Creole | mo | I; word; Alternative spelling: mot |
| 2 | French | mot | word; note, message |
| 3 | Middle French | mot | word |
| 4 | Old French | mot | word; Alternative form of molt |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |