Where does “mòjā” come from?

mòjā (Zacatepec Chatino) comes from Spanish monja, from Spanish Monje, from Old Spanish monje, from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος.

mòjā (Zacatepec Chatino): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “mòjā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmonjanun
2SpanishMonjemonk
3Old Spanishmonjemonk
4Old Occitanmongemonk
5Late Latinmonicus
6Latinmonāchusmonk
7Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
8Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
9Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
10Proto-Hellenic*spérmə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος