Where does “skábmamánnu” come from?

skábmamánnu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami mánnu, from Proto-Samic mānō, from Proto-Norse mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

skábmamánnu (Northern Sami): November

Definitions

  1. November

Ancestry of “skábmamánnu”, step by step

skábmamánnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami mánnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimánnumoon; month
2Proto-Samicmānōmoon; month
3Proto-Norsemānō—
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Northern Sami skábma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiskábmapolar night
2Norwegianskamtid—
3Old Norseskammrshort
4Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →