Where does “männä” come from?

männä (Finnish) comes from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα, from Hebrew מן — Alternative form of מִ־; manna.

männä (Finnish): in previous, last; To go

Definitions

  1. in previous, last; To go

Ancestry of “männä”, step by step

männä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin manna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmannamanna
2Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
3HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

via Proto-Finnic mendäk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmendäkto go
2Proto-Uralicmene-to go

Words derived from “männä”

Every word from Hebrew מן →Every word from Ancient Greek μάννα →Every word from Late Latin manna →