Where does “maanantaipäivä” come from?
maanantaipäivä (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 — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
maanantaipäivä (Finnish): a Monday day that is a Monday
Definitions
- a Monday day that is a Monday
Ancestry of “maanantaipäivä”, step by step
maanantaipäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maanantai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maanantai | Monday |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mānadagher | Monday |
| 3 | Old Norse | mánadagr | Monday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |