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Where does “mósí” come from?

mósí (Navajo) comes from Spanish moza, from Urdu موضع, from Persian موضع, from Arabic موضع, from Arabic وَضَعَ, from Arabic ض — ض.

mósí (Navajo): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “mósí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmozafemale equivalent of mozo
2Urduموضعplace; position; situation
3Persianموضعposition; view, opinion
4Arabicموضعverbal noun of وَضَعَ; position; place
5Arabicوَضَعَto put, lay
6Arabicضض
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