Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/méntis

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *men- (“to think”) +‎ *-tis.

Noun

*méntis f (oblique stem *mn̥téy-)

1. thought

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*méntis
genitive	*mn̥téys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*méntis	*méntih₁(e)	*ménteyes
vocative	*ménti	*méntih₁(e)	*ménteyes
accusative	*méntim	*méntih₁(e)	*méntins
genitive	*mn̥téys	*?	*mn̥téyoHom
ablative	*mn̥téys	*?	*mn̥tímos
dative	*mn̥téyey	*?	*mn̥tímos
locative	*mn̥téy, *mn̥tḗy	*?	*mn̥tísu
instrumental	*mn̥tíh₁	*?	*mn̥tíbʰi

Descendants

• Balto-Slavic:
  • Lithuanian: mintis
  • Slavic: *pamętь (see there for further descendants)
• Germanic: *mundiz (see there for further descendants)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: αὐτόματος (autómatos)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • Indo-Aryan:
    • Sanskrit: मति (matí, máti)
      • Telugu: మతి (mati)
• Italic: *mentis
  • Latin: mēns (genitive mentis)

References

• Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press