Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *mónŋo

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to knead, press, stroke

Russian meaning: мять, жать, гладить

Turkic: *boŋ

Mongolian: *mun-

Tungus-Manchu: *monŋi-

Korean: *mằn-čí-

Japanese: *mǝ́m- (~-uá-)

Comments: SKE 144, Lee 1958, 114, Лексика 383.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *boŋ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mallet

Russian meaning: молоток, колотушка

Tuva: moŋ

Tofalar: moŋ

Comments: Лексика 383.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *mun-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mallet

Russian meaning: колотушка

Written Mongolian: muna (L 551), monča (L 542)

Khalkha: muna

Buriat: munsa

Kalmuck: munǝ (КРС)

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *monŋi-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to squeeze, rumple 2 mallet

Russian meaning: 1 мять, комкать, растирать 2 колотушка

Evenki: moni-, moŋi- 1

Even: monŋъ̣- 1

Negidal: moŋnị- / monŋị- 1, moŋị 2

Spoken Manchu: ḿonǯi- 'to massage, to rub' (1571)

Literary Manchu: monǯi- 1

Ulcha: monǯịčị- 1

Orok: monǯị- 1, mōnịčụ(n) 2

Nanai: moŋgịčị- 1, meŋki 'spoon, ladle'

Oroch: moŋiči- 1

Udighe: muŋgi 2 (Корм. 263)

Comments: ТМС 1, 545.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *mằn-čí-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to stroke, rub

Russian meaning: гладить, тереть

Modern Korean: manǯi-

Middle Korean: mằn-čí-

Comments: Nam 199, KED 576.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ́m- (~-uá-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to knead, rumple

Russian meaning: мять, жать, комкать

Old Japanese: m(w)om-

Middle Japanese: móm-

Tokyo: mòm-

Kyoto: móm-

Kagoshima: móm-

Comments: JLTT 726.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *mVnV

Meaning: knead, press

Indo-European: *men-

Altaic: *mónŋo

Uralic: *minV ?; *mäńV (Paasonen OW 126). (cf. also Ug. *menV 'tear'?)

References: МССНЯ 350 (different and worse in ОСНЯ 2, 61). ND 1435 *m[ä]ǹ(ʔ)V 'rumple, bend' (+Berb. and Arab.).

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *men(ǝ)-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to rumple

Old Indian: carma-mná- m. `tanner'

Old Greek: matéō (aeol. ptc. f. pl. mátẹ̄sai̯) `treten', 3 sg. mateî = pateî Hsch.

Slavic: *mę̄́tī, *mь̃nǭ; *mę̄́dlo

Baltic: *min̂- (*min-a-) (1) vb. tr., *min̂-t-uw-a- c.

Celtic: *mntro- > Cymr mathr m. `proculcatio', mathru `proculcare', Bret mantra, ptc. mantret `vom Schmerz niedergedrückt'

Russ. meaning: мять

References: WP II 263 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *min̂- (*min-a-) (1) vb. tr., *min̂-t-uw-a- c.

Meaning: trample down, brake

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: mìnti (mìna, mī́nē) `(nieder)treten, Flachs brechen', pl. mìntuvai, mintùvai, mintuvaĩ 'Flachsbreche'

Lettish: mĩt (minu/min̨u, minu/mĩnu) `treten', mĩnē (U.) mìne, mĩnis, mìnis 'Stelle, wo Lehm getreten wird; Getrampel'

Old Prussian: mynix 'Gerber' V. 511

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1278

Root: men-2

English meaning: to step, tread over, press

German meaning: `treten, zertreten, zusammendrücken'

Material: Ai. carma-mnās Nom. Pl. `Gerber'; äol. μάτεισαι `tretende' (*μάτημι), ματει̃ πατει̃ Hes., Denom. von einem mn̥-tós `getreten'; cymr. mathru `mit Füßen treten', bret. mantra ds. (*mn̥tr-), gall.-mantalon (*gestampfter) `Weg' in Petro-mantalon `vierfache Straße' (= Petru-), Mantalo-magus `Straßenfeld', phryg. ON Μανταλος; auch mir. men f. `Mehl, Staub'; lit. minù, mìnti `treten, Flachs brechen, Felle gerben', lett. minu, mīt `treten, gerben'; abg. *mьnǫ, męti `zusammendrücken', russ. mnu, mjatь `brechen (Flachs oder Hanf), kneten, treten (Lehm), zerknittern, zerknüllen';

    gr. μνίον `Moos, Meergras' (μνιαρός, μνιόεις `moosig'), μνόος, μνου̃ς (*μνόος) `weicher Flaum', μνοι̃ον μαλακόν Hes., lit. mìniava `Flachsseide, Filzgras'.

References: WP. II 263, Veudryes BSL 38, 113 f., Trautmann 185.

Pages: 726

PIE database: PIE database

Uralic etymology :

Number: 549

Proto: *minV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: curve; to bend, to curve

German meaning: Biegung, Krümmung; sich beugen, sich biegen, sich krümmen

Mordovian: meńe- (E), mäńe- (M) 'biegen (intr.)', meńd́a- (E), mäńd́e- (M) 'id. (tr.)'

Khanty (Ostyak): min (V), meṇa (Kaz.) 'Krümmung; Knick, Biegung', mäṇi- (V), mȧnǝj- (DN), mȧni- (O) 'sich beugen, sich verbeugen, sich verneigen'

Hungarian: mén, mény (dial.) 'Brunnenschwengel', ménágas (dial.) 'ein vertikaler Balken'

Enets (Yen): munua- (Ch.), muna- (B) 'biegen (die Schlittenkufe)'

Nganasan (Tawgi): muniʔe- 'biegen'

Selkup: mîn- (Ta.), mên-, men- (Ke.), men- (Ty.) 'вогнуть'

Kamass: mшn- 'sich biegen'

Addenda: Koib. мунублямъ

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