Where does “moting” come from?

moting (Middle English) comes from Old Tupi ting, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tiŋ — white.

Ancestry of “moting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitingwhite
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tiŋwhite
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tiŋEvery word from Old Tupi ting