Where does “mu” come from?

mu (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek μῦ, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

mu (Portuguese): mule; moo

Definitions

  1. mule; moo

Ancestry of “mu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦmu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...
2Phoenician𐤌𐤌water
3Proto-Semiticmāy-water
4Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “mu”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 →