Etymograph

English

manat

Manat comes from Azerbaijani manat, from Russian моне́та ‘coin’, and ultimately from Latin monēta.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonēta1
  2. Polishmodernmoneta1‘coin’
  3. Russianmodernмоне́та1monéta‘coin’
  4. Azerbaijanimodernmanat1
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1995manat1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English manat
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1995, Fielding's ‘The World's Most Dangerous P: “While the local currency is the manat, the Russian…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmonētaWiktionary, English manat
  2. PolishmodernmonetaWiktionary, English manat‘coin’
  3. Russianmodernмоне́таWiktionary, English manatmonéta‘coin’
  4. AzerbaijanimodernmanatWiktionary, English manat
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1995manatWiktionary, English manat. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1995, Fielding's ‘The World's Most Dangerous P: “While the local currency is the manat, the Russian…”

Linked words

through Latin monēta

money, monetary, mint, monetize, demonetization, 4 more

Today it means

noun The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “manat”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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