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by lorelai_b8 on September 11th, 2005
Moolah is a Fijian word literally meaning 'money'
by jenniferprofitt on June 6th, 2005
Most of the websites declare the origin of "moolah" to be unknown, but I found this on a website discussing French influence on the English language:
Moola, moolah - mill, from le moulin
The latter syllable may or may not be accented. This word may be the origin of the English slang meaning of "moolah" as "money", as mills are even today equated with income in the Northwest, i.e. "the smell of money", as the saying goes.
http://www.fortlangley.ca/Chinook%20Jargon/french.html
by Anonymous on November 23rd, 2009
in Pali language (buddhist scripture)
muula = (1)money
(2)root
so money is the root of...
by JAZZYFIZZ on October 16th, 2008
moolah is derived from the spanish word for "money" used by the native tribes of hawaii.
by craigjohn6920 on November 12th, 2006
I was stationed in Osnabruck, Germany in the early eighties and my barracks were close to the Turkish quarters. The younger Turks used to refer to money as 'moolah'. It was only recently that I learned that a 'moolah' is a highly positioned judge or respected or religious man, could this be the root to the word?
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