Where does “mân” come from?
mân (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh mann, from Latin menda, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.
mân (Welsh): fine; small, little; petty, trivial
Definitions
- fine; small, little; petty, trivial
Ancestry of “mân”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | mann | — |
| 2 | Latin | menda | defect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mend- | physical defect, fault; to fault |