Where does “makki” come from?

makki (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mankô, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

makki (Old Norse): withers, mane

Definitions

  1. withers, mane

Ancestry of “makki”, step by step

makki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic mankô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmankômane, upper part of the neck
2Proto-Germanicmanōmane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

via Proto-Indo-European mon-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

Words derived from “makki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-Germanic mankô →