Where does “мол” come from?

мол (Russian) comes from French môle, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

мол (Russian): jetty, mole, breakwater, pier; he says, they say

Definitions

  1. jetty, mole, breakwater, pier; he says, they say

Ancestry of “мол”, step by step

мол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French môle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmôlebreakwater, mole; mole; sunfish
2Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
3GermanMolekülmolecule
4Frenchmoléculemolecule
5New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
6Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via Russian мо́лвить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́лвитьto say
2Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Latin mōlēsEvery word from New Latin moleculaEvery word from French molécule