Where does “maenoniezh” come from?

maenoniezh (Breton) comes from Breton maen, from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic maginos — stone; place.

maenoniezh (Breton): mineralogy

Definitions

  1. mineralogy

Ancestry of “maenoniezh”, step by step

maenoniezh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton maen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmaenstone
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place

via Breton oniezh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretononiezh—
Every word from Proto-Celtic maginos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn →Every word from Breton maen →