Where does “moonish” come from?
moonish (English) comes from Middle English monyssh, 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.
moonish (English): Like or resembling the moon; Influenced by the...
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- Like or resembling the moon; Influenced by the...
Ancestry of “moonish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | monyssh | Resembling the moon; Variable like the moon;... |
| 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 |