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
- feminine singular of mudu
Ancestry of “muda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | mudu | mute |
| 2 | Latin | mutus | mute, dumb, silent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |