Where does “муиз” come from?

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

муиз (Udmurt): mineral

Definitions

  1. mineral

Ancestry of “муиз”, step by step

муиз 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 из

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtизstone

Words derived from “муиз

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Uralic mëxeEvery word from Proto-Permic *mu
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