Where does “mānō” come from?

mānō (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Norse mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mānō (Proto-Samic): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mānō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norsemānō
2Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mānō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Germanic mēnô