Where does “mòneka” come from?

mòneka (Italiot Greek) comes from Italian monaca, from Latin monacha, from Latin monāchus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

mòneka (Italiot Greek): nun

Definitions

Ancestry of “mòneka”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	monaca	female equivalent of monaco; nun; third-person...
2	Latin	monacha	nun
3	Latin	monāchus	monk
4	Ancient Greek	μοναχός	solitary, single; monk, monastic
5	Ancient Greek	μόνος	alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6	Ancient Greek	σπέρμα	seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7	Proto-Hellenic	*spérmə	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →