Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/mánas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

mind, intellect, thought

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *mánas
- Sanskrit: मनस् (mánas)
  - Telugu: మనసు (manasu)
Iranian: *mánah
- Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵‎ (manah), 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋‎ (manō)
- Old Persian: 𐎶𐎴𐏃 (m-n-h /manah/)