Where does “moj” come from?

moj (Swedish) 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.

moj (Swedish): calm

Definitions

  1. calm

Ancestry of “moj”, step by step

moj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mooi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmooibeautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good
2Middle Dutchmooy—
3Old Dutchmōi—
4Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
5Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via Romani muj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimujmouth
2Romanimuimouth
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “moj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mauwī →