Where does “möi” come from?

möi (Veps) comes from Veps möda, from Russian мо́да, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

möi (Veps): seller, salesman, vendor

Definitions

  1. seller, salesman, vendor

Ancestry of “möi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsmödato sell
2Russianмо́даfashion, vogue
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode—
5Old Frenchmode—
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →