Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mánas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”).

Noun

*mánas n

1. mind, intellect, thought

Inflection

masculine a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mánas	*mánā	*mánā, -ās(as)
vocative	*mána	*mánā	*mánā, -ās(as)
accusative	*mánam	*mánā	*mánāns
instrumental	*mánā	*mánaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*mánāyš
ablative	*mánāt	*mánaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*mánaybʰyas
dative	*mánāy	*mánaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*mánaybʰyas
genitive	*mánasya	*mánayās	*mánāna(H)m
locative	*mánay	*mánayaw	*mánayšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mánas
  • Sanskrit: मनस् (mánas) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *mánah
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (manah), 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō)
  • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎴𐏃 (m-n-h /⁠manah⁠/)