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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *mós
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pond, lake, swamp
Russian meaning: пруд, озеро, болото
Modern Korean: mot [mos]
Middle Korean: mós
Comments: Nam 218, KED 647.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mū̀sV ( ~ -ō-, -i̯ō-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: swamp, pond
Russian meaning: болото, пруд
Tungus-Manchu: *mūsa
Korean: *mós
Comments: See SKE 152. A Tung.-Kor. isogloss; cf. perhaps also Chuv. pozъ 'well' ( < *bos-).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mūsa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pools in a swamp
Russian meaning: лужи на болоте, болото травяное
Evenki: mūsu / mūsa
Comments: ТМС 1, 548. Attested only in Evk., with a possible Korean parallel.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mV[č`]V
Meaning: moss
Indo-European: *meus-, *mūs-
Altaic: *mū̀sV ( ~ -ō-, -i̯ō-)
Uralic: *močV ?
Eskimo-Aleut: *mǝca-ɣ
Comments: Expected *-st- in PIE - but Ur. may not belong here.
References: Suggested by V. Glumov. (Alt.-IE-Esk.)
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *meus-, *mūs-
Meaning: moss
Armenian: mamurr `fucus, alga, muscus, situs'
Slavic: *mъxъ `мох, плесень; моховое болото'
Baltic: *mūs-a- c., *mus-ā̂ f.
Germanic: *mús-a- n.; *mús-an- m.; *míus-a- n., m.; *miuz-í- c., *miuz-iṓ f.; *máus-a- m., n.
Latin: muscus (~ -ū-), gen. -ī m. `Moos'
Russ. meaning: растение (мох)
References: WP II 249 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: мох,
Near etymology: род. п. мо́ха, мха, укр. мох, блр. мох, др.-русск. мъхъ, болг. мъх (Младенов 312), сербохорв. ма̏х, ма̑х, род. п. ма̏ха "плесень", словен. mȃh, род. п. mа̑hа, mèh, род. п. méhа "мох", чеш. mесh, слвц. mасh, mосh, польск., н.-луж. mесh. Другая ступень чередования гласного: болг. му́хъл "плесень" (иначе о последнем см. Г. Майер, Alb. Wb. 288).
Further etymology: Родственно лит. mùsos, род. п. musų̃ "плесень", вост.-лит. mū̃sas, зап.-лит. musaĩ -- то же, д.-в.-н. mоs ср. р. "мох, болото", англос. méos ср. р. "мох", д.-в.-н. mios, mies "мох", лат. muscus м. "мох"; см. Педерсен, IF 5, 34; Траутман. ВSW 190 и сл.; Торп 327; Мейе--Вайан 31, 55; Шпехт 65; Вальде--Гофм. 2, 134. Ср. также мзга, музга, мохна́, мохо́р.
Pages: 2,665-666
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *mūs-a- c., *mus-ā̂ f.
Meaning: mould
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: mūsaĩ pl. `Schimmel, Kahm', mùsōs pl. `id.'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *músa-n; *músēn; *míusa-n, -z; *miuzí-z, *miuziṓ; *máusa-z, -n
Meaning: marsh, moss
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: mosi m. `Moor, Moos'; mǖr-r f. `Sumpf'
Norwegian: mose; mür
Swedish: mossa; mür
Danish: mose; mür
Old English: mos, -es n. `moss, marshy place', mēos, -es m., n.? `moss'
English: moss
Middle Dutch: Kil. mies
Dutch: mos n. `mos, poel'; zuidnl. moos m., n. `modder, gootsteen'
Middle Low German: mos, mōs `mos'
Old High German: mos n. (8.Jh.) `Moos, Sumpf, Moor'; mios `Moos, Mies' (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: mos st. n. 'moos; sumpf, moor'; mies st. n., m. 'moos'
German: Moos n.; Miesmuschel; dial. Mies
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1309
Root: meu-1, meu̯ǝ- : mū̆-
English meaning: wet; dirt; to wash, etc.
German meaning: `feucht, moderig, netzen, unreine Flüssigkeit (auch Harn), beschmutzen', auch `waschen, reinigen'
Derivatives: mu-dlo- `Waschmittel', mū̆-tro- `Schlamm, Sumpf'
Material: A. Ai. mū́tra- n. `Harn', av. mūɵra- n. `Unreinigkeit, Schmutz' (: mnd. modder usw.);

    arm. -moyn `plongé dans' (*mou-no-);

    gr. kypr. μυλάσασθαι `sich waschen', Hes. (*mū-dlo-);

    mir. mūn m. `Harn'; mūr `Schlamm';

    vielleicht (?) ndl. mooi, mnl. moy, nd. moi(e) `schön' (*mou-i̯o- `gewaschen');

    lett. maût `untertauchen, schwimmen, saufen', apr. aumūsnan `Abwaschung', Kausat. (Iterat.) lit. máudyti, lett. maudât `jemanden baden', lit. máustyti ds.; lett. mudêt `weich, schimmligwerden';

    abg. myjǫ, myti `waschen, spülen', mylo (urslav. čech. usw. mýdlo-) `Seife';

    mit. anl. s- lett. smaũlis `ein schmutzig gewordener', smulêt `besudeln', smulis `ein Schmutzfink';

    poln. klr. muɫ `Schlamm', russ. dial. múlitь (vódu) `(Wasser) trüben' (mou-lo-); Formen mit r-Suffix, bzw. r-Erw. s. unten;

    aus *mu-n-d-os (-d- zur Wurzelerw. meu-d-) in der Bed. `gewaschen' auch lat. mundus `schmuck, sauber, rein, nett', Subst. `Putz der Frauen; Weltordnung, Weltall' (nach gr. κόσμος);

    B. Erweiterungen:

    1. meu-d-; mud-ro- `munter' (vgl. `feucht-fröhlich').

    ai. mudirá- m. `Wolke', lex. auch `Frosch'; dazu ai. mṓdatē `ist lustig', mṓda- m., mōdana- n. `Lust, Fröhlichkeit', av. maoδanō-karana- `Wollust bereitend', ai. mudita `froh', av. a-hǝ̄musta- (*a-sam-musta-) `dessen man nicht froh werden kann, widerwärtig', ai. mud-, mudā `Lust, Freude', mudrá- `lustig';

    gr. μύζw (*mudi̯ō) `sauge', μύδος m. `Nässe, Fäulnis', μυδάω `bin feucht, faul', μυδαλέος `feucht' (hom. υ: durch metr. Dehnung, wonach jünger μῡδαίνω `bewässere');

    lat. mundus (s. oben meu-);

    mir. muad (*moudo-) `rein, stolz';

    mnd. mūten `das Gesicht waschen', ahd. muzzan `putzen', schwed. dial. muta `fein regnen', ndl. mot `feiner Regen'; mit anl. s- engl. smut `Schmutzfleck', mhd. smuz, nhd. Schmutz, mengl. smotten, smoteren `besudeln';

    lit. mudrùs, lett. mudrs `munter' (: ai. mudrá-), lit. mùdrinti, lett. mudît `antreiben'.

    Von einem -es-St. m(e)udes- sind abgeleitet:

    Lat. mustus (*muds-to-s) `jung, frisch, neu' (ursprüngl. `naß, feucht'); gr. μύσος (*μυδσος) n. `Befleckung, Makel'; μυσαρός `ehrlos'; air. mossach `unrein' (*mud-s-āko-), cymr. mws, bret.mous ds.; ndd. mussig `schmutzig'; russ. múslitь `begeifern, besabbern', musljákъ `Sabberer, unsauberer Mensch'.

    2. meug-, meuk- `schlüpfrig' s. unter bes. Schlagworte.

    3. meu-r(o)- usw.:

    Arm. mōr `Schmutz, Sumpf' (*mǝu-ri-?), mrur `Bodensatz' (*murur); gr. μύ̄ρω (*μυρι̯ω), μύ̄ρομαι `fließen lassen, weinen', ἁλι-μῡρήεις `ins Meer fließend'; ob hierher μῡρίος `unendlich', μύριοι `10.000'? lat. muria `Salzlake'? lit. murstu, mùrti `durchweicht werden', m. Pl. mauraĩ `Entengrün', lett. maũrs m. `Rasen', lit. máuras `Schlamm', ablaut. mùras m. `Schmutz', lett. murît `besudeln'; russ. mur m. muráva f. `Wiesengras', dial. `Schimmel', múryj `dunkelgrau', usw.; vgl. S. 741 mir. mūr `Schlamm'.

    4. meus-, musós, woraus mūs, musós, Wurzelnomen `Moos, Schimmel'.

    Ahd. ags. mos n. `Moos, Sumpf', aisl. mosi m. ds., hochstufig ahd. mios, ags. mēos `Moos, Mies', aisl. mȳr-r f. (*meuz-ī-) `Moor, Sumpf'; lit. mūsaĩ m. Pl. `Schimmel auf saurer Milch', ablaut. mùsos f. Pl.; abg. mъchъ `Moos' (*musos), nbulg. muchъl `Schimmel'; dazu vermutlich arm. mamur `fucus, alga, muscus, situs' (*memus-ro-).

    5. Mit formantischem Guttural: lat. muscus m. `Moos'; norw. dial. musk `Staub, feiner Regen, Dunkelheit', dän. dial. musk `Schimmel', mndl. mosch, mosse ds.; aksl.; muzga (*mouz-) `Lake, Weiher', russ. mzgnutь `verderben', mozgnutь `abmagern', abg. mъžditi `schwächen', russ. mozgъ `regnerisches Wetter', možšitь `einweichen'.

    6. meut-:

    arm. mut` `dunkel; Dunkelheit, Nebel', mt`ar `dunkel'; mir. mothar `Dickicht, dichte Masse', nir. `Sumpf' (*mutró- =)

    mnd. modder `Schlamm' = md. moder `verfaulender Stoff, Sumpf' (nhd. Moder, echt nhd. Essig-, Weinmutter), engl. mother `Hefen' (*mutro-); engl. mud `Schlamm', mnd. mudde `dicker Schlamm' (holl. modde), md. mot (-tt-) `Torferde, Morast' (schweiz. mott `Torf'), ostfries. mudden `beschmutzen', muddig `schmutzig', schwed. modd `Schneeschmutz', dial. muddig `schmutzig';

    mit anl. s- mnd. afries. smudden `beschmutzen', ndd. smudden `fein regnen', wfläm. smodder `Morast', mengl. smod `Schmutz', smudderen, ndl. smodderen `schmutzen', älter ndl. auch `schmausen' (ursprüngl. `unreinlich essen und trinken'; so auch ostfries. smūs, nhd. Schmaus, älter ndl. smuisteren `schmausen' und `beschmieren', nd. ndl. smullen `schmausen' und `sudeln, beschmutzen' wohl aus *smuð-lṓn; lit. smũtnas `traurig' stammt aus poln. smutny ds. (Vasmer brieflich).

References: WP. II 249 ff., WH. II 126 f., 130, 134, 136, Trautmann 172, 188, 190 ff., Specht Indog. Dekl. 65, 257 f.
Pages: 741-743
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1434
Proto: *močV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: hill, heap
German meaning: Erdhügel, Erdhaufen
Mari (Cheremis): mǝ̑čǝ̑-wuj (KB), mućo-wuj (U), mučo-wuj (B) 'Rasenhügel, Erdhöcker'
Udmurt (Votyak): muč (S), muč́ (K) 'kleiner Erdhügel, Erdhaufen'
Komi (Zyrian): muč (V) 'мшистая кочка', mučkost-jag 'бор-зеленомошник со смешанным лесом'
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *mǝca-ɣ
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: swamp, pool
Russian meaning: болото, лужа
Proto-Yupik: *mǝca-ɣ
Proto-Inupik: *mica-ɣ
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 195
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *mǝca-ɣ
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: swamp, marsh 1, pool, puddle 2, to champ, to smack 3
Russian Meaning: болото 1, лужа 2, чавкать, чмокать 3
Sirenik: mǝsáxpaɫúχ 'swampy', mǝsā́qaχtǝ̄́qǝχtǝ́χ 3
Chaplino: mǝsák (ɣǝt), mɨškák* 1, mǝsáʁutaqā, mǝsáqāquq 3
Naukan: mǝsák 2, ǝmǝ́χsaq 1, mǝsáxtāquq 3
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: mǝcak, mǝcaxɫuk 2, mǝcaχtǝ- 3
Koniag (AAY): Kod mǝcuxtǝ- 3
Chugach (Birket-Smith): ~ mǝccụ̄q 1, mǝcūŋuq 'wet'
Central Alaskan Yupik: mǝcak, mǝcaxɫuk 2, mǝcaχtǝ- 3, mǝcqitǝ- 'to step into a puddle'
Nunivak (Peripheral): mesaq 'wet, soggy' [Lantis]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 195, 196
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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *mịca-ɣ
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: swamp 1, slush, wet snow 2, damp, wet 3, to smack lips 4
Russian meaning: болото 1, слякоть, мокрый снег 2, сырой, влажный 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: mizak 'liquid which soaks sth.', mizak- 'to get soaked'
SPI Dialects: Imaq mízaq, W mizaq* 1, , mizekka* 'to sprinkle water on'
North Alaskan Inupik: misak 2, 1, mitcak- 3, misaq- 4
Western Canadian Inupik: misaqpaluk- 4
WCI Dialects: M ~ misoɣaq* 1, Sig misak 2 [Lowe], Net misaluk 1 [B.-S.], Car Baker Lake misaluk- 4 [Schn.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: misaq- 4
Greenlandic Inupik: misaq- 4
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 195, 196
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