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Where does “muj” come from?

muj (Romani) comes from Romani mui, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

muj (Romani): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “muj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimuimouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “muj”

  • da muie
  • da la muie
  • muistă
  • muist
  • mumu
  • muie
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