Where does “maantaki” come from?

maantaki (Ingrian) 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.

Ancestry of “maantaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaanantaiMonday
2Old SwedishmānadagherMonday
3Old NorsemánadagrMonday
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag
5Latindies LūnaeMonday
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek ΣέλαςEvery word from Ancient Greek σελήνηEvery word from Latin dies Lūnae
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