Where does “мънихъ” come from?
мънихъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old High German munih, from Vulgar Latin monicus, from Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
мънихъ (Old Church Slavonic): monk
Ancestry of “мънихъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |