Where does “ма̄нн” come from?

ма̄нн (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic mānō, from Proto-Norse mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

ма̄нн (Kildin Sami): month; moon

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “ма̄нн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmānōmoon; month
2Proto-Norsemānō—
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “ма̄нн”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →
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