Where does “moa” come from?

moa (Tok Pisin) comes from English More, from Middle English More, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

moa (Tok Pisin): more

Definitions

Ancestry of “moa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	More	The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso
2	Middle English	More	more
3	Old French	More	—
4	Latin	Maurus	Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
5	Ancient Greek	Μαυρούσιος	an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
6	Ancient Greek	-ούσιος	forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
7	Ancient Greek	-ῐος	belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
8	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος →