Where does “мнение” come from?
мнение (Russian) comes from Russian мнить, from Old East Slavic мьнѣти, from Proto-Slavic mьněti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic minḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European mn-eh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
мнение (Russian): opinion
Ancestry of “мнение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мнить | to think, to imagine, to suspect |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мьнѣти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mьněti | to think |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | minḗˀtei | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mn-eh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |