Word Origin Summary

Moi is attested in Naga Pidgin. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.

Ancestry Chain

1. 𑀫𑀇Magadhi Prakritinherited from
2. মইAssamesederived from
3. *éǵh₂Proto-Indo-Europeaninherited from
4. मयाSanskritinherited from
5. 𑖦𑖂Kamarupi Prakritinherited from
6. *máyaHProto-Indo-Aryaninherited from
7. *máyaHProto-Indo-Iranianinherited from

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