Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/men-

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

Root

*men-

1. to think, mind
2. spiritual activity

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *men- (think)

• *mn̥-yé-tor (deponent yé-present)
  • Celtic: *manyetor (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic: *məňňómai?
    • Ancient Greek: μαίνομαι (maínomai), μνάομαι (mnáomai)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: मन्यते (mányate)
    • Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬙𐬈‏ (mainiiete)
      • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎡𐎴𐎹𐎠𐏃𐎹 (mainyāhay)
• *me-món-e ~ *me-mn-ḗr (stative)
• *mon-éye-ti (causative)
  • Italic: *moneō
    • Latin: moneō
• *mn-eh₂-sḱé-ti
  • Ancient Greek: μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō)
• *mén-mn̥ ~ *mn̥-mén-s (“understanding”)
  • Celtic: *menman (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: मन्मन् (mánman)
• *mén-os ~ *mén-es- (“mind”)
• *me-mn-os ~ *me-mn-es-
  • Italic: *memnos
    • Latin: memor
• *mén-ti-s ~ *mn̥-téy-s (“thought”)
• *mén-tro-m
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: मन्त्र (mántra)
• *mon-(e)stro-
  • Italic:
    • Latin: mōnstrum
• *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁-
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μανθάνω (manthánō)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬂‏ (mazdå)
        • → English: Mazda
  • *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁-ro-
    • Germanic: *mundraz
• Unsorted formations:
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *myslь
    • Slavic: *mysliti
    • Slavic: *myslěti
      • Polish: myśleć (“to think”)
      • Russian: мышление (myšlenije, “thinking”)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ?Μοῦσα (Moûsa)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: comminīscor, reminīscor, -monium

Root

*men-

1. to stay, stand still

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the PIE root *men- (stay) not found

• *men- (root present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μένω (ménō, “to stay, remain”)
• *mi-mén- ~ *mi-mn- (reduplicated present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient greek: μίμνω (mímnō, “to stay, remain”)
• *mn-éh₁-(ye)- (stative)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: maneō
• *mon-éh₂
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: μονή (monḗ, “staying, detention”)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: մնամ (mnam)
      • Armenian: մնալ (mnal)
  • Indo-Iranian: *(d)mān
    • Iranian:
      • Kurdish: man
      • Middle Persian: KTLWN (mān-), KTLWNtn' (māndan)
        • Persian: مان‏ (mân-), ماندن‏ (mândan)
      • Zazaki: menden

Root

*men-

1. to stand out, to tower

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the PIE root *men- (stand out) not found

• *mn̥-éh₁-ye-ti
  • Italic: *menēō
    • Latin: (ē)mineō, (im)mineō, (prō)mineō
• *men-eh₂
  • Italic: *menā
    • Latin: minae
• *men-to-
  • Italic: *mentom
    • Latin: mentum
• *món-tis ~ *mn̥-téy-
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Iranian:
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‏ (maiti-)
  • Italic: *monts
    • Latin: mōns
• *mon-i-yo-
  • Celtic: *moniyos (“mountain”)
    • Brythonic:
      • Old Breton: monid (“mountain”)
        • Breton: menez
      • Old Cornish: menit (“mountain”)
      • Welsh: mynydd (“mountain”)
      • → Middle Irish: moned, monad (found only in Scottish toponyms)
        • Scottish Gaelic: monadh
• *mōn-i-yo-
  • Germanic: *mōnijaz
    • Old Norse: mœnir (“ridge of a roof”)
• *mōn-éye-ti
  • Germanic: *mōnijaną
    • Old Norse: mœna (“to tower”)