Where does “mwins” come from?

mwins (Mauritian Creole) comes from French moins, from Middle French moins, from Old French meins, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

mwins (Mauritian Creole): less, fewer

Definitions

  1. less, fewer

Ancestry of “mwins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoinsless, fewer; minus; negative; the least
2Middle Frenchmoins—
3Old Frenchmeins—
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Old French meins →