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Where does “mánadagr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mánadagr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mánadagr”

  • ma
  • maanantaikappale
  • kasaantuma
  • maanantai
  • maanantai-ilta
  • maanantaiaamu
  • måndag
  • mandag
  • mandag
  • mandag
  • mānadagher
  • mandagh
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