Where does “monah” come from?

monah (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic монахъ, from Ancient Greek μοναχός, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monah (Romanian): monk

Definitions

  1. monk

Ancestry of “monah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмонахъ—
2Ancient Greekμοναχόςsolitary, single; monk, monastic
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “monah”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →