Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mon-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-European

Noun

*mon-

1. man, human being

Hypernyms

• *ǵʰmṓ

Hyponyms

• *wiHrós

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mon-‎ (9 c, 0 e)

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mangjás (< *mongʷyós)
  • Proto-Slavic: *mǫžь (see there for further descendants)
• (probably) Proto-Germanic: *mann- (see there for further descendants)
• (possibly) Proto-Hellenic: *əməďďṓn (“manless, husbandless”) (< *n̥mn̥gʷyṓ)
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn, “female warriors”)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mánuš (< *mónus), *manušyás (< *monusyós)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mánuṣ, *manuṣyás
    • Sanskrit: मनु (mánu), मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Iranian: *mánuš
    • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬱 (manuš)
  • Proto-Nuristani: *mannušá
    • Northern Nuristani:
      • Kamkata-viri:

        Kamviri: manšë́

        Kativiri: manšë́

      • Prasuni: muš, mūšū
    • Southern Nuristani:
      • Waigali: mušë
  • →? Proto-Ugric: *mańćɜ
    • ⇒ Old Hungarian: mogyër
      • Hungarian: magyar (“Hungarian”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Mansi:
      • Northern Mansi: ма̄ньси (mānʹsi, “Mansi”)
      • Eastern Mansi: маньсь (manʹsʹ, “Mansi”)