Where does “moi” come from?
moi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch mooi, from Middle Dutch mooy, from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
moi (Sranan Tongo): beautiful
Ancestry of “moi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mooi | beautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mooy | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mōi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mauwī | pretty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mawjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |