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Where does “maanantaiaamu” come from?

maanantaiaamu (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanantai, from Old Swedish mānadagher, from Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

maanantaiaamu (Finnish): Monday morning

Definitions

  1. Monday morning

Ancestry of “maanantaiaamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaanantaiMonday
2Old Swedishmānadagher—
3Old Norsemánadagr—
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies Lūnae—
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →