Where does “mënd” come from?
mënd (Albanian) comes from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
mënd (Albanian): moment; I feed; I suckle
Definitions
- moment; I feed; I suckle
Ancestry of “mënd”, step by step
mënd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mōmentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 2 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Proto-Albanian mand-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | mand- | to feed |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | manzda | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | mazdnja | to fatten; to feed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂sd- | fat, feed, fodder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Proto-Indo-European men-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |