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

  1. a cannibal

Ancestry of “މިނިކާ”, step by step

މިނިކާ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi މިނި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiމިނިconnected with the dead
2Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Dhivehi ކާ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiކާcloud, haze, mist

Words derived from “މިނިކާ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás
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