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

  1. fine; small, little; petty, trivial

Ancestry of “mân”, step by step

mân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshmann—
2Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault

via Hebrew מן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

Words derived from “mân”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mend- →Every word from Latin menda →Every word from Middle Welsh mann →