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Where does “モンタナ” come from?

モンタナ (Japanese) comes from Bulgarian Монтана, from English Montana, from Spanish montaña, from Old Spanish montanna, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.

Ancestry of “モンタナ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianМонтана—
2EnglishMontana—
3Spanishmontañamountain
4Old Spanishmontanna—
5Latinmontānia—
6Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
7Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
9PortugueseMonte—
10Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →