Where does “muły” come from?

muły (Polish) comes from French mule, from Middle Dutch mule, from Old Dutch mūla, from Proto-Germanic mūlō, from Proto-Germanic mūlô, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

muły (Polish): mules

Definitions

  1. mules

Ancestry of “muły”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmulemule animal
2Middle Dutchmule
3Old Dutchmūla
4Proto-Germanicmūlōmuzzle
5Proto-Germanicmūlômuzzle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū-
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