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Where does “мол” come from?

мол (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian molo, from Ancient Greek μῶλος, from Proto-Indo-European meh₃- — to cause toil, be a burden; to exert.

мол (Serbo-Croatian): dock, pier

Definitions

  1. dock, pier

Ancestry of “мол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmolojetty, pier, mole, quay, dock; first-person...
2Ancient Greekμῶλοςtoil and moil of war, turmoil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₃-to cause toil, be a burden; to exert
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