Where does “mannat” come from?

mannat (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish maania, from Russian мани́ть, from Proto-Slavic maniti, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

mannat (Northern Sami): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “mannat”, step by step

mannat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaania—
2Russianмани́тьto beckon, to lure
3Proto-SlavicmanitiAlternative form of *mamiti; to deceive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

via Proto-Samic mënëtēk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmënëtēkto go
2Proto-Uralicmene-to go

Words derived from “mannat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic maniti →Every word from Russian мани́ть →