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Where does “μῶν” come from?

μῶν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μή, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

μῶν (Ancient Greek): but surely not? is it really so?

Definitions

  1. but surely not? is it really so?

Ancestry of “μῶν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήnot; that ... not; that; that
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
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