Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mánas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”).

    Noun

    *mánas n

    1. mind, intellect, thought

    Inflection

    neuter as-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *mánas *mánasiH *mánās
    vocative *mánas *mánasiH *mánās
    accusative *mánas *mánasiH *mánās
    instrumental *mánasaH *mánazbʰyā(m) *mánazbʰiš
    ablative *mánasas *mánazbʰyā(m) *mánazbʰyas
    dative *mánasay *mánazbʰyā(m) *mánazbʰyas
    genitive *mánasas *mánasHās *mánasaHam
    locative *mánasi *mánasHaw *mánasu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mánas
      • Sanskrit: मनस् (mánas) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *mánah
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