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

Alternative forms

• *mongʷ-

Noun

*mon-

1. man, human being

Hypernyms

• *ǵʰmṓ

Hyponyms

• *wiHrós

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mon- (35 c, 0 e)

• *mon-us
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mánuš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *mánuṣ
      • Sanskrit: मनु (mánu), मनुस् (mánus) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *mánuš
      • Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬱 (manuš)
    • →? 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”)
• *mon-us-i-yōs
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *manušíyas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *manuṣíyas
      • Sanskrit: मनुष्य (manuṣyà) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani: *mannušá
      • Northern Nuristani:
        • Kamkata-viri:

          Kamviri: manšë́

          Kativiri: manšë́

        • Prasuni: muš, mūšū
      • Southern Nuristani:
        • Waigali: mušë
• *mongʷ-yós
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mangjás
    • Proto-Slavic: *mǫžь (see there for further descendants)
• *n̥-mn̥gʷ-yṓ-nós
  • >? Proto-Hellenic: *əməďďṓn (“manless, husbandless”)
    • >? Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn, “female warriors”)

Descendants

• (probably) Proto-Germanic: *mann- (see there for further descendants)