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Where does “mōnadei” come from?

mōnadei (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “mōnadei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
2Latindies Lūnae—
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “mōnadei”

  • Moundai
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