Where does “Mene” come from?

Mene (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Mene (Translingual): genus|Mene maculata, called moonfish}}

Definitions

  1. genus|Mene maculata, called moonfish}}

Ancestry of “Mene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Ancient Greek μήνη →