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English word mustache comes from Proto-Indo-European *mendʰ-, Italian mustacchio, and later Italian mostaccio ((informal) mug (ugly face). Moustache.)
*mendʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
mustacchio (Italian)
(chiefly, in the plural) mustachio (long, elaborate mustache).
μύσταξ (Ancient Greek)
μουστάκιον (Byzantine Greek)
μουστάκιον (Ancient Greek)
mostaccio (Italian)
(informal) mug (ugly face). Moustache.
moustache (French)
(often in plural) whisker (of a cat). Moustache, mustache.
mustache (English)
A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.