Where does “Mănăstireni” come from?
Mănăstireni (Romanian) comes from Romanian mănăstire, from Russian монасты́рь, from Greek μοναστήρι, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “Mănăstireni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mănăstire | monastery |
| 2 | Russian | монасты́рь | monastery, convent |
| 3 | Greek | μοναστήρι | An abbey, monastery, convent, cloister |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναστήριον | solitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |