Where does “מאַניעניש” come from?

מאַניעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאַניען, from Russian мани́ть, from Proto-Slavic maniti, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

מאַניעניש (Yiddish): lure

Definitions

  1. lure

Ancestry of “מאַניעניש”, step by step

מאַניעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מאַניען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַניעןto lure
2Russianмани́тьto beckon, to lure
3Proto-SlavicmanitiAlternative form of *mamiti; to deceive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

via Yiddish ניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishניש—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic maniti →Every word from Russian мани́ть →