Where does “muia” come from?

muia (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

muia (Romanian): to wet, moisten, douse, soak; to soften; to dip ...

Definitions

  1. to wet, moisten, douse, soak; to soften; to dip ...

Ancestry of “muia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
2Latinmolliāresoak, drench
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “muia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →