𒈠𒀀𒀭

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Luwian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Per Kloekhorst, from Proto-Anatolian *món or similar; cognate with Lycian 𐊎𐊚 (mẽ, as; so, likewise), Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀭 (ma-a-an /⁠mān⁠/, like, as, how; if, whenever) and Palaic 𒈠𒀀𒀭 (ma-a-an /⁠mān⁠/, when). The Proto-Anatolian word is of uncertain but probably Proto-Indo-European origin: further compare Old Irish (when), Tocharian A mänt (how?), Tocharian B mant (so, conj.) and perhaps Ancient Greek μέν (mén, while, so).

Conjunction[edit]

𒈠𒀀𒀭 (ma-a-an /mān/)

  1. if
  2. whenever
  3. whetheror

References[edit]

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552:PAnat. *món ?