Where does “முது” come from?

முது (Tamil) comes from Tamil மூ, from Proto-Tungusic mū, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.

முது (Tamil): old, senile, ancient, original, mature

Definitions

  1. old, senile, ancient, original, mature

Ancestry of “முது”, step by step

முது traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மூ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூthe alphasyllabic combination of
2Proto-Tungusicmūwater
3Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—

via Proto-Dravidian *mutV-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*mutV-old

Words derived from “முது”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu →Every word from Proto-Finnic muu →Every word from Proto-Tungusic mū →