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Where does “mani” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mani”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mani”

  • Maniot
  • 마니
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