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Where does “Mone” come from?

Mone (Middle English) comes from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “Mone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
2Sanskritमहादेव—
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Sanskritमहायान—
5Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
6Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
7Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “Mone”

  • Moon
  • Moonie
  • moonwalk
  • moonsighting
  • moonwalk
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