Where does “муэ” come from?

муэ (Nanai) comes from Proto-Tungusic mū, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.

муэ (Nanai): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “муэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tungusicmūwater
2Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu →Every word from Proto-Finnic muu →Every word from Proto-Tungusic mū →