Where does “mops” come from?

mops (Romanian) comes from German mops, from Dutch mops, from Dutch mop, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

mops (Romanian): pug

Definitions

Ancestry of “mops”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	mops	singular imperative of mopsen; first-person...
2	Dutch	mops	pug, small dog with a snub snout
3	Dutch	mop	a joke, jest; a brick; a mop
4	English	MOP	GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
5	Middle English	mappe	—
6	Walloon	mappe	napkin
7	Latin	mappa	napkin; starting signal; map

Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Walloon mappe →Every word from Middle English mappe →