Where does “Mani” come from?

Mani derives from Ancient Greek Μάνης, a figure whose original meaning remains uncertain.

Mani (English): A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece

Definitions

  1. A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece

Ancestry of “Mani”, step by step

Mani traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse máni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemánithe moon
2Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical SyriacܡܐܢܝMani, the founder of Manichaeism

via Greek Μάνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΜάνηMani, a region of Greece

Words derived from “Mani”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →