Where does “mws” come from?
mws (Welsh) comes from English moose, from Japanese むすめ — 娘: girl; daughter.
mws (Welsh): rank, mouldy, musty, damp
Definitions
- rank, mouldy, musty, damp
Ancestry of “mws”, step by step
mws traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moose | The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers |
| 2 | Japanese | むすめ | 娘: girl; daughter |
via Proto-Indo-European meu-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | meu- | humid; damp |