Where does “mua” come from?
mua (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin mula, from Latin mulus, from Proto-Indo-European mukslós.
mua (Old Portuguese): mule
Ancestry of “mua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mula | female mule, she-mule |
| 2 | Latin | mulus | a mule; ass, idiot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mukslós | — |