Where does “mánnu” come from?

mánnu (Northern 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.

mánnu (Northern Sami): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mánnu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mánnu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Germanic mēnô