Where does “mən” come from?

mən (Proto-Vietic) comes from Proto-Turkic beŋ, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ — Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am.

Ancestry of “mən”, step by step

mən traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic beŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbeŋmole on the face; birthmark; mole
2Proto-Turkic*bẹDenotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am

via Proto-Uralic minä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-UralicminäI

via Uralic *minä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uralic*minä—

Words derived from “mən”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bẹ →Every word from Proto-Turkic beŋ →