Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mōl-ē̂- vb.

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: { pri-si-muolēti `prisvarginti' }

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *mō-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to strain, to torment

Old Greek: mō̂lo-s m. `Kampf, Getümmel', mō̂lü-, -üos `geschwächt (auch geistig), erschöpft, weich', adv. á-moton `unaufhörlich, unermüdlich', á-moto- adj.

Slavic: *mā́jātī, *mā́jǭ

Baltic: *mōl-ē̂- vb.

Germanic: *mō-ja- vb., *mṓ-ɵ-a- adj., *mṓ-ɵ-i- adj.

Latin: mōlēs, -is f. `wuchtige Masse, Damm, Kriegsapparat, Heeresmasse; Last, Schwere; Anstrengung, Mühe'', mōlior, -īrī `mit Anstrengung in Bewegung setzen; schaffen, unternehmen; im Schilde führen; sich abmühen', mōlestus, -a `beschwerlich, lästig; gezwungen, gekünstelt'

Russ. meaning: напрягать, мучить

References: WP II 301 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *mōjan-, *mṓɵa-, *mṓɵia-

Meaning: tired, exhausted

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: ptc. af-mɔ̄iɵ-s wk. `weary'

Old Norse: mōδ-r `müde, ermattet'

Norwegian: mod

Danish: mod

Old English: mēɵe `müde, betrübt'

Old Saxon: mōthi `müde'

Middle Dutch: moede; moeyen, mōyen `moeite veroorzaken, lastig vallen, vermoeien'; moeye `Mühe, Schmerz'

Dutch: moede, moe; moeijen

Middle Low German: mȫyen; mȫye `Mühe, Schmerz'; mȫde adj.

Old High German: muoen (8.Jh.) `beunrühigen, beschweren'; muodi (8.Jh.) `müde'; muo(h)ī (um 1000) `Mühe, Schmerz'

Middle High German: müen, müewen, müejen (/ muogen, muon, müegen, muonen, md. mūwen, mō wen, mōgen, mūhen, mūn) `beschweren, quälen, bekümmern, verdriessen, sich bemühen'; müeje, müe st. f. 'Beschwerde, Last, Not, Bekümmernis, Verdriess'; müede, muode adj.

German: müde, mühen

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1319

Root: mō-, mo-lo-

English meaning: to strain oneself

German meaning: `sich mühen'

Material: Gr. μω̃λος `Anstrengung, Mühe', μωλέω, kret. μωλίω `prozessiere', μω̃λυς `ermattet', vielleicht μόλις `kaum' (ο für ω nach μόγις); ἄ-μοτος `unermüdlich'; lat. mōlēs f. `Last, Masse', Denom. mōlior, -īrī `mit Anstrengung wegschaffen', mŏlestus `verdrießlich, lästig, beschwerlich' (Analogie zu modestus); got. af-mauiþs `ermüdet', ahd. muoan, mhd. müen, müejen `beunruhigen, beschweren', ndl. moeijen `belästigen, bemühen'; ahd. muodi, as. mōði `müde', ags. mēðe `müde, betrübt', aisl. mōðr `müde'; lit. pri-si-muolėti `sich abmühen'; russ. máj-u, -atь `ermüden, plagen', majá, majetá `Plage, harte Anstrengung', usw.

References: WP. II 301 f., WH. II 101 f., Trautmann 188;

See also: wohl zu mē-5.

Pages: 746

PIE database: PIE database

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVjV

Meaning: to weaken, disappear

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *mō-

Altaic: *maja

Uralic: *maja ? (ОСНЯ)

Dravidian: *māj-

References: ОСНЯ 3, 48f; ND 1514 *maXyV 'to lose force, weaken, disappear, be worn out' (+ Sem.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *maja

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to miss, fail, bad luck

Russian meaning: не удаваться, неудача

Turkic: *bAńɨ-

Mongolian: *maɣu

Tungus-Manchu: *maja-

Comments: A Western isogloss. ОСНЯ 3, 50-51; Дыбо 13. PT *bańɨ- regularly < *majɨ- (with nasalization not lost completely, but shifted to the *-j-).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *bAńɨ-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to fade away, disappear, weaken

Russian meaning: исчезать, слабеть

Karakhanid: majɨš- (MK)

Turkish: bajɨ-l-

Azerbaidzhan: bajɨl-

Khakassian: majɨl-

Tuva: bajla-

Kirghiz: bajɨ-

Gagauz: bajɨl-

Karaim: bajɨl-

Comments: ОСНЯ 2, 50, EDT 773, ЭСТЯ 7.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *maɣu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: bad

Russian meaning: плохой

Written Mongolian: maɣu (L 520)

Middle Mongolian: mau'un (HY 55), ma'u(n) (SH), māwu (IM), mu, măwu (MA)

Khalkha: mū

Buriat: mū

Kalmuck: mū

Ordos: mū

Dongxian: mau (MGCD mou)

Baoan: mu (MGCD moŋ)

Dagur: mō (Тод. Даг. 154)

Shary-Yoghur: mū

Monguor: mụ̄ (SM 243), (MGCD mau)

Comments: KW 269, MGCD 493, TMN 1, 495-496.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *maja-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to fail, be unsuccessful, be spoiled

Russian meaning: не иметь удачи, не удаваться

Evenki: maja-

Even: maj-

Negidal: maja-

Literary Manchu: maja- 'disappear'

Orok: maja-

Nanai: maj- (Он.), mańa-

Oroch: maj-maki- 'to lack, be absent'

Udighe: maja-, majasi- (Корм. 258)

Comments: ТМС 1, 521.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *māj-

Meaning : 1 to disappear 2 to hide

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *māj-

Proto-Telugu : *māj-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *māj-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *māj- (caus. *mā-p-)

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *māj-

Meaning : to hide

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : māy (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to hide, vanish, perish, be annihilated, terminated, die, become lustreless as the setting sun, forget

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to hide, kill, destroy, put an end to; māyccal, māyppu, māyvu death, hiding, vanishing; māccal dying; great suffering; laziness, sloth

Malayalam : māyuka

Malayalam meaning : to grow dim, vanish

Malayalam derivates : māccal vanishing, being blotted out, forgetfulness; māykka to efface, destroy

Kannada : māy

Kannada meaning : to be hidden, disappear, pass away

Kannada derivates : māyisu to cause to disappear; māya disappearance, vanishing; māju to cause to grow dim, cause to disappear, hide, conceal; n. hiding, dissimulation, deceit, fraud; māñju to conceal, suppress the truth; māñjisu to cause to grow dim or disappear

Kodagu : māyaN

Kodagu meaning : disappearance

Tulu : māyuni

Tulu meaning : to be extinguished, put out, evaporate as vapour or fumes, fall off of corn, etc., from being overripe

Tulu derivates : māya disappearance; māyaka, māyika vanishing, fleeting, passing away, disappearing; mājuni to wear away, become dim, be effaced, vanish; mājāvuni to hide, conceal, erase, wipe out, efface; māŋguni to disappear, vanish

Proto-Nilgiri : *mānǯ-

Number in DED : 4814

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *mānʒ-

Meaning : to hide

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : mānj- (mānj-) "to keep secret in one's mind; (menstruation) ceases at menopause"

Toda : mōʒ- (mōj-) "to hide (news, information, secret)"

Additional forms : Also Kota māym (obl. māyt-) disappearance

Notes : Kota māym < PN *māj-ǝm preserves the old root (since *mānʒ- < *māy-nʒ-).

Number in DED : 4814

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *māj-

Meaning : to be destroyed, perish

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : māyu

Additional forms : Also māyincu to destroy, annihilate, do away with; māpu to destroy, efface, erase, ruin

Number in DED : 4814

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *māj-

Meaning : to disappear

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : māy- "to get lost, disappear"

Ollari Gadba : māyŋ(g)- "to get lost, disappear"

Additional forms : Also Parji māypip- (māypit-) to lose; Ollari māyŋp- (māyŋt-) to lose

Number in DED : 4814

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *māj- (caus. *mā-p-)

Meaning : to be lost

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *māj-

Konda : māp- (-t-)

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *māj-

Meaning : to disappear

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Muria Gondi : māy- "to be lost"

Koya Gondi : māy- "to be lost"

Adilabad Gondi : māyāl āyānā "(SR) to disappear"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Mu caus. māyih-; Gondi_Ko (Su.) māp- to lose

Number in DED : 4814

Number in CVOTGD : 2792

Konda etymology :

Konda : māp- (-t-)

Meaning: to exterminate

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Additional forms : Also Konda māya vanishing or disappearing suddenly; māya ā- to disappear, vanish

Number in DED : 4814

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : MVJV

Meaning : to weaken, disappear

Eurasiatic : *mVjV

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