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Where does “mén-tro-m” come from?

mén-tro-m (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “mén-tro-m”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
2Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “mén-tro-m”

  • mantra
  • Mandarin
  • mandarin
  • mantric
  • mantralike
  • mandarinism
  • mandarinic
  • mandarindom
  • mandarining
  • mantraless
  • mantra
  • mandarín
  • mandarina
  • mandarim
  • mandarij
  • mandarina
  • mandari
  • mandorijn
  • mandarin
  • mandarin
  • mandarin
  • mandarin
  • mantra
  • mandairín
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