Where does “مَنْ” come from?

مَنْ (Karakhanid) comes from Proto-Turkic ben, from Proto-Turkic bẹ- — we; I.

مَنْ (Karakhanid): I; Denotes "to be" for first person singular when...

Definitions

  1. I; Denotes "to be" for first person singular when...

Ancestry of “مَنْ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicbenI; Denotes "to be" for first person singular when...
2Proto-Turkicbẹ-we; I
Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹ-Every word from Proto-Turkic ben