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Where does “manją” come from?

manją (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

manją (Proto-Germanic): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “manją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

Words derived from “manją”

  • mene
  • men
  • men
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