Where does “мувӧй” come from?

мувӧй (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt му, from Proto-Permic *mu, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мувӧй (Udmurt): oil, petroleum, mineral oil

Definitions

  1. oil, petroleum, mineral oil

Ancestry of “мувӧй”, step by step

мувӧй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt му

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtмуearth; honey
2Proto-Permic*muearth, land
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Udmurt вӧй

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtвӧйbutter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Permic *mu →