Where does “muda” come from?

muda (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian mudu, from Latin mutus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

muda (Sicilian): feminine singular of mudu

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mudu

Ancestry of “muda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianmudumute
2Latinmutusmute, dumb, silent
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mutus →Every word from Sicilian mudu →