Where does “мул” come from?

мул (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mulъ, from Latin mūlus — a mule (pack animal).

мул (Russian): mule

Definitions

  1. mule

Ancestry of “мул”, step by step

мул traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mulъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmulъmule
2Latinmūlusa mule (pack animal)

via Proto-Turkic boĺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty
Every word from Latin mūlusEvery word from Proto-Slavic mulъ