Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/mene-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Etymology

May be akin to Proto-Indo-European *menH- (compare Welsh mynd).

Verb

*mene-

to go

Descendants

Samoyedic: *men- (“to go”), *mentä- (“to carry”)
- Nganasan: мынсы (mynsy)
- Nenets:
  - Tundra Nenets: минзь (ḿińć°)
  - Forest Nenets: [script needed] (ḿińš)
- Selkup: [Term?]
- Kamassian: [Term?]
- Mator: [Term?]
Ugric:
- Hungarian: megy
- Khanty:
  - Eastern: мән (mən)
  - Northern: мӑн (măn)
- Mansi:
  - Northern: минуӈкве (minuňkve)
Permic:
- Komi:
  - Komi-Zyrian: мунны (munny)
- Udmurt: мыныны (mynyny)
Mari: мияш (miâš)
Samic: *mënëtēk (see there for further descendants)
Finnic: *mendäk (see there for further descendants)

External links

Entry #536 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.