Where does “moonshine” come from?
moonshine (Portuguese) comes from English moonshine, from English moon, from Middle English mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.
moonshine (Portuguese): moonshine Appalachian homemade liquor
Definitions
- moonshine Appalachian homemade liquor
Ancestry of “moonshine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moonshine | The light of the moon; High-proof alcohol that... |
| 2 | English | moon | Any natural satellite of a planet; A month,... |
| 3 | Middle English | mone | A lamentation; A moan, complaint; The celestial... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |