Where does “mään” come from?
mään (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic mānō, from Proto-Norse mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mään (Skolt Sami): moon; month
Ancestry of “mään”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | mānō | moon; month |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | mānō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “mään”