Where does “Mane Six” come from?

Mane Six (English) comes from English mane, from Middle English mane, from Old English manu, from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

Mane Six (English): A fan nickname for the six main characters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Definitions

  1. A fan nickname for the six main characters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Ancestry of “Mane Six”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaneLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal,...
2Middle EnglishmaneAlternative form of man; A mane
3Old Englishmanumane
4Proto-West Germanic*manumane
5Proto-Germanicmanōmane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manu →