Where does “mura” come from?
mura (Tagalog) comes from Pali muddha, from Sanskrit मुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawgʰ- — to err, to deviate, to be foolish.
mura (Tagalog): cheap; swear word; slander; vulgarity
Definitions
- cheap; swear word; slander; vulgarity
Ancestry of “mura”, step by step
mura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali muddha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | muddha | foolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुग्ध | perplexed, bewildered; gone astray, lost;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mugdʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawgʰ- | to err, to deviate, to be foolish |
via Malay murah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | murah | cheap; cheap, inexpensive |