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Where does “موزه” come from?

موزه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mwck', from Proto-Iranian hmáwčati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smáwčati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)méwk-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

موزه (Persian): boot; museum

Definitions

  1. boot; museum

Ancestry of “موزه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmwck'shoe
2Proto-Iranianhmáwčatito release, let loose, free
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansmáwčati—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)méwk-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
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