Where does “мънишьскъ” come from?
мънишьскъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic мънихъ, 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.
мънишьскъ (Old Church Slavonic): monk
Definitions
- monk
Ancestry of “мънишьскъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | мънихъ | monk |
| 2 | Old High German | munih | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | monicus | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | monachus | monk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοναχός | solitary, single; monk, monastic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |