Where does โ€œmoโ€ come from?

mo (Translingual) comes from Romanian Moldova, from Gothic ๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐ, from Proto-Germanic muldล, from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of โ€œmoโ€, step by step

mo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Moldova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMoldovaโ€”
2Gothic๐Œผ๐Œฟ๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œฐdust
3Proto-Germanicmuldลmould; soil, dirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhโ‚‚-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via English Macao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMacaoโ€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚- โ†’