Somali edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā).

Noun edit

maanyo

  1. sea

References edit

  • “maanyo” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.