Where does “manele” come from?
manele (Romanian) comes from Romanian manea, from Turkish mani, from Ottoman Turkish مانی, from Arabic مَعْنًى.
manele (Romanian): plural of manea
Ancestry of “manele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | manea | a type of folk music with originally Turkish... |
| 2 | Turkish | mani | poem, couplet, four liner; obstacle, hindrance,... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | مانی | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَعْنًى | — |
Words derived from “manele”