moș

Etymology
. Moș and its feminine counterpart (which appears to be older  ) are often considered substratum words related to  or derived from it, but can also possibly be from  with a loss of the initial vowel as in some other cases (compare, , ), and the -ș- sound formed as with. The change of -n- to -m- is more unusual, but has other instances as well (compare, , ). Its presence in all Eastern Romance languages (compare 🇨🇬, ) and the addition of the prefix also indicates that it is an old word and probably from a Latin source.

Noun

 * 1) an old man