Where does “mumu” come from?
mumu (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mumo, from Tagalog multo, from Spanish muerto, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mumu (Tagalog): Alternative form of mumo
Definitions
- Alternative form of mumo
Ancestry of “mumu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mumo | particles of cooked rice falling of the plate or... |
| 2 | Tagalog | multo | ghost; specter; spirit of a deceased person |
| 3 | Spanish | muerto | dead; exhausted; dead tired; a dead person |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |