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Where does “mo” come from?

mo (Middle English) comes from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Ancestry of “mo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmā—
2Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “mo”

  • mo
  • moe
  • moé
  • moeblob
  • namo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →