Where does “moaner” come from?
moaner (English) comes from English moan, from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
moaner (English): One who makes a moaning sound; One who complains
Definitions
- One who makes a moaning sound; One who complains
Ancestry of “moaner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moan | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure;... |
| 2 | Middle English | Mone | — |
| 3 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |