Where does “mánah” come from?

mánah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mánas, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mánah (Proto-Iranian): mind, thought

Definitions

  1. mind, thought

Ancestry of “mánah”, step by step

mánah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mánas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmánasmind, intellect, thought
2Proto-Indo-Europeanménosmind; thought
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Indo-Iranian *mánas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*mánas—

Words derived from “mánah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ménos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mánas →