Where does “maanoe” come from?

maanoe (Southern 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.

maanoe (Southern Sami): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “maanoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmānōmoon; month
2Proto-Norsemānō—
3Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēnô →