Where does “mân-lun” come from?
mân-lun (Welsh) comes from Welsh mân, from Middle Welsh mann, from Latin menda, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.
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Ancestry of “mân-lun”, step by step
mân-lun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh mân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mân | fine; small, little; petty, trivial |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | mann | — |
| 3 | Latin | menda | defect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mend- | physical defect, fault; to fault |
via Welsh llun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | llun | shape, figure, form; picture, drawing,... |