Where does “mū” come from?

mū (Proto-Tungusic) comes from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.

mū (Proto-Tungusic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “mū”, step by step

mū traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic muu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—

via Proto-Polynesian *muu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*muu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*muquŋ—

via Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *muu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*muu—

Words derived from “mū”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu →Every word from Proto-Finnic muu →