Where does “μην” come from?
μην (Greek) comes from Greek μη, from Ancient Greek μή, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
μην (Greek): Alternative form of μη
Ancestry of “μην”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | μη | not; non |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μή | not; that ... not; that; that |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |