Where does “mumificar” come from?

mumificar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese múmia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumificar (Portuguese): to mummify present a body so it becomes a mummy

Definitions

  1. to mummify present a body so it becomes a mummy

Ancestry of “mumificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemúmiamummy (embalmed cadaver)
2Arabicمُومِيَاء—
3Classical Persianمومیا—
4Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →