Where does “mumie” come from?

mumie (Romanian) comes from Italian mummia, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumie (Romanian): mummy

Definitions

  1. mummy

Ancestry of “mumie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmummiamummy; old fogey
2Medieval Latinmumia—
3Arabicمُومِيَاء—
4Classical Persianمومیا—
5Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →