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Where does “M̧ande” come from?

M̧ande (Marshallese) comes from English monday, from Middle English Monday, from Old English mōnandæġ, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “M̧ande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmonday—
2Middle EnglishMondayMonday
3Old Englishmōnandæġday of the moon
4Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
5Latindies Lūnae—
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient GreekΣέλας—
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