mota

Mane (Îngilîzî)

mud

Hevwate

melma

fanghiglia

limo

fango

belletta

brago

braco

pantano

tròcia

palta

Werger

lodo

barro

sludge

bourbe

mud

boue

llaca

zona pantanosa

llim

βαλτότοπος

goo

gook

goop

guck

βάλτος

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek

mò‧ta

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈmɔ.ta/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Latin maltha (“mineral pitch”). The original [ɫ] appears to have vocalized to [u̯] in pre-literary Tuscan, with the resulting [au̯] regularly yielding [ɔ], as in Latin aurum (“gold”) > Italian òro. Doublet of malta. Less probably of Germanic origin, related to English mud.