Where does “Maniot” come from?

Maniot (English) comes from English Mani, from Old Norse máni, from Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Maniot (English): Of, from, or relating to the Mani, a region of...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or relating to the Mani, a region of...

Ancestry of “Maniot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishManiA peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece
2Old Norsemánithe moon
3Proto-Norseᛗᚨᚾᛟthe moon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →