Where does “mannen” come from?

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

mannen (Northern Sami): first-person singular past indicative of mannat

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past indicative of mannat

Ancestry of “mannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimannatto go
2Finnishmaania—
3Russianмани́тьto beckon, to lure
4Proto-SlavicmanitiAlternative form of *mamiti; to deceive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic maniti →Every word from Russian мани́ть →