Where does “mumie” come from?

mumie (Swedish) comes from German Mumie, from Italian mummia, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumie (Swedish): a mummy

Definitions

  1. a mummy

Ancestry of “mumie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMumiemummy
2Italianmummiamummy; old fogey
3Medieval Latinmumia—
4Arabicمُومِيَاء—
5Classical Persianمومیا—
6Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →