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Where does “maumeterie” come from?

maumeterie (Old French) comes from Old French mahumetterie, from Old French mahumet, from Arabic مُحَمَّد, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

Ancestry of “maumeterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmahumetterieidolatry, heathendom
2Old Frenchmahumet—
3Arabicمُحَمَّدpraised, commendable, laudable; Muhammad
4Classical Persianجَان—
5Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
6Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—

Words derived from “maumeterie”

  • mammetry
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