Where does “manz” come from?
manz (Old Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian mandja, from Proto-Albanian mand-, from Proto-Albanian manzda, from Proto-Albanian mazdnja, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂sd-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Ancestry of “manz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | mandja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | mand- | to feed , suckle |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | manzda | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | mazdnja | to fatten; to feed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂sd- | fat, feed, fodder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |