Where does “måanta” come from?

måanta (Southern Sami) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mandag, from Danish mandag, from Old Danish mandagh, from Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

måanta (Southern Sami): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “måanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålmandagMonday
2DanishmandagMonday
3Old DanishmandaghMonday
4Old NorsemánadagrMonday
5Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
6Latindies LūnaeMonday
7Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
8Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →