Where does “မနော” come from?

မနော (Burmese) comes from Pali manas, from Sanskrit मनस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mánas, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

မနော (Burmese): mind; mentality; attitude; thought

Definitions

  1. mind; mentality; attitude; thought

Ancestry of “မနော”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimanasmind
2Sanskritमनस्mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmánasmind, intellect, thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanménosmind; thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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