Where does “moonrock” come from?
moonrock (English) comes from English moon, 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.
moonrock (English): rock obtained from the Moon
Definitions
- rock obtained from the Moon
Ancestry of “moonrock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moon | Any natural satellite of a planet; A month,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mone | A lamentation; A moan, complaint; The celestial... |
| 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 |