Where does “muhé” come from?
muhé (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish mujer, from Old Spanish mugier, from Latin mulier, from Latin mollior, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus — to soften, to melt.
muhé (Papiamentu): woman
Definitions
- woman
Ancestry of “muhé”, step by step
muhé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mujer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mujer | woman; wife |
| 2 | Old Spanish | mugier | woman; wife |
| 3 | Latin | mulier | a woman, female; a wife; a coward, poltroon |
| 4 | Latin | mollior | softer, milder, weaker etc; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 6 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |