Where does “muva” come from?
muva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian muffa — mould, mildew; noble rot, "Botrytis cinerea".
muva (Serbo-Croatian): fly (insect)
Definitions
- fly (insect)
Ancestry of “muva”, step by step
muva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian muffa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | muffa | mould, mildew; noble rot, "Botrytis cinerea" |
via Proto-Slavic mùxa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mùxa | fly |