Where does “monelich” come from?
monelich (Middle English) comes from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
monelich (Middle English): Having the shape or appearance of the moon
Definitions
- Having the shape or appearance of the moon
Ancestry of “monelich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 2 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |