Where does “mui” come from?

mui (Spanish) comes from Spanish muy, from Old Spanish muito, from Latin multum, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mui (Spanish): Obsolete spelling of muy

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of muy

Ancestry of “mui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuyvery
2Old Spanishmuitomuch
3Latinmultummuch; very much, a lot; accusative masculine...
4Latinmultusmuch; many
5Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
6Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-