Where does “މިނިކާ” come from?
މިނިކާ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi މިނި, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.
މިނިކާ (Dhivehi): a cannibal
Definitions
- a cannibal
Ancestry of “މިނިކާ”, step by step
މިނިކާ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi މިނި
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | މިނި | connected with the dead |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मनुष्य | human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | manuṣyás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | manušyás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |
via Dhivehi ކާ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ކާ | cloud, haze, mist |