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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *mVŋV
Meaning: brain
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *majŋi
Dravidian: *manḍ- 'skull, head'
References: ND 1446 reconstructs *mAnṭV 'jaw, skull, chin' based on Drav. and IE *ment-, but Drav. is closer semantically to PA (for IE *ment- see *mVńV-). The position of Sam. *munt/coy- 'beard' is unclear (perhaps unrelated to any of the roots).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *màjŋì
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: temple, forehead, ear
Russian meaning: висок, лоб, ухо
Turkic: *bejŋi
Mongolian: *maŋlai
Japanese: *mìmì
Comments: Лексика 195-196.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bejŋi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: brain
Russian meaning: мозг; вместилище разума
Old Turkic: meji, meŋi (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: meŋi (MK, KB)
Turkish: bejin
Tatar: mi
Middle Turkic: miji (MA), mejn (Sangl.)
Uzbek: mija
Uighur: miŋä
Azerbaidzhan: bejin
Turkmen: bejni, mejni
Khakassian:
Shor: mī-s
Oyrat:
Halaj: mein
Chuvash: mimǝ
Yakut: mejī
Dolgan: meńī 'head'
Tuva:
Tofalar:
Kirghiz:
Kazakh: mɨj
Noghai: mɨj
Bashkir: meje
Balkar: mije
Karaim: miji
Karakalpak: mij
Kumyk: miji
Comments: VEWT 70, EDT 348-349, ЭСТЯ 2, 106-107, TMN 4, 35, Лексика 195, Stachowski 178. Turk. > MMong. mije, miji (Щербак 1997, 105).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *maŋlai
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: forehead
Russian meaning: лоб
Written Mongolian: maŋlai, maŋnai (L 527)
Middle Mongolian: maŋlai (HY 45, SH), man
Khalkha: maŋlai, magnaj
Buriat: manlaj, magnaj
Kalmuck: maŋnǟ
Ordos: mǟŋlǟ, maŋnǟ
Dongxian: manlǝu
Dagur: mangil (Тод. Даг. 153)
Shary-Yoghur: maŋlī
Monguor: maŋlī (SM 232), manlǝi
Comments: KW 257, MGCD 475. Mong. > Chag. maŋlai etc. (VEWT 327, TMN 1, 502, Щербак 1997, 206; Yak., Dolg. maŋnaj, see Kaɫ. MEJ 15, Stachowski 176).
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mìmì
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: ear
Russian meaning: ухо
Old Japanese: mjimji
Middle Japanese: mìmì
Tokyo: mimí
Kyoto: mímì
Kagoshima: mimí ( = míŃ)
Nase: mìŃ
Shuri: mímí
Hateruma: mìši_̀kùrùmíN
Yonakuni: mìn-tàFù; mìmbùrù 'head'
Comments: JLTT 478. Cf. Yon. mìmbùrù 'head'.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *manḍ- (?)
Meaning : 1 bowl, jar 2 skull, head
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *manḍ-ai
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *manḍ-ai
Meaning : bowl; skull, head
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : maṇṭai
Tamil meaning : mendicant's begging bowl, earthen vessel, head, skull, cranium, brainpan, top portion as of palms, a standard of measure
Malayalam : maṇṭa
Malayalam meaning : skull; similar objects
Kannada : maṇḍe
Kannada meaning : head
Kannada derivates : (Hav.) maṇḍage a big jar
Kodagu : maṇḍe
Kodagu meaning : head
Tulu : maṇḍè
Tulu meaning : large earthen vessel, skull, head
Proto-Nilgiri : *manḍä
Miscellaneous : KOR (M) maṇḍa, (O, T) manḍe head
Number in DED : 4682
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *manḍä
Meaning : head
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : maṇḍ
Toda : maḍ
Number in DED : 4682
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVNV
Meaning : brain
Eurasiatic : *mVŋV
Afroasiatic : *mVn- 'forehead' (East Cush., ? Central Chad.)
Sino-Caucasian : *mV́̆ɦnū ~ *nV́̆ɦmū
African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-bòŋgó 'brain'?
Reference : ND 1425 (partially).
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mV́̆ɦnū ~ *nV́̆ɦmū
Meaning: brain; head
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *mä̆ɦnɨ̄ (~-ū)
Sino-Tibetan: *nūH / *nūk
Yenisseian: *dɔʔŋ
Basque: *mune
Comments and references : HGC 24, WFR 66, LV B20, LDC 17, BCD 39.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *mä̆ɦnɨ̄ (~-ū)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brain, head
Proto-Nakh: *min-
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *minʔa-r
Proto-Lak: naI
Proto-Dargwa: *meħa
Proto-Lezghian: *mahI
Notes: Reconstructed for PEC. Correspondences are regular.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *min-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: occipital bone, cervical vertebra
Chechen: min-däʕaχk
Comments: (däʕaχk "bone").
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *minʔa-r
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: head
Andian language: mijar
Akhvakh: mina
Tindi: minar (Akn.)
Karata: minar (Anch., Tok.)
Comments: Cf. also And. (Gudava) mĩjari, Akhv. Tseg. mirar, Ratl. milar.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: naI
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brain
Lak form: naI
Comments: Lak. n- is probably secondary, cf. Bartkh. maI- in maI-lagan 'head is going round'.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *meħa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brain
Akusha: meħe
Chiragh: maʕ
Comments: Cf. also Ur. maħa, Kait. maʕ, Kub. (maʔa), Kharb. meħa.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *mahI
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 brain 2 marrow
Tabasaran: maʔ
Rutul: majä
Tsakhur: mahI
Archi: maj
Udi: maI
Comment: For the obl. base cf. Tsakh. mahIɨ-. 3d class in Rut., Tsakh., 4th class in Arch. A similar root exists in Turkic languages, but the possibility of borrowing is excluded (first, because the root has secure correspondences in other Dagestanian languages; second, because in Turkish and Azeri - the possible source of borrowing - the word sounds bejin).
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nūH / *nūk
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brain
Chinese: *nūʔ (~-āwʔ) brain.
Burmese: uh-hnauk the brain, LB *(s)-nukx.
Kachin: nuʔ3 the brain.
Comments: Trung u1-nǝ̆ʔ1; Pwo nŭʔ, Sgaw nuʔ. Ben. 144, 150; Mat. 201. Here probably also: Mikir nu, Karen *noŋ.1B 'horn'. Cf. PAN (Form.) *punuq 'brain' (Sag. 2; probably < ST).
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: nǎo
Preclassic Old Chinese: nūʔ (~ -āwʔ)
Classic Old Chinese: nū́
Western Han Chinese: nǝ̄́w
Eastern Han Chinese: nǝ̄́w
Early Postclassic Chinese: nǝ̄́w
Middle Postclassic Chinese: nā́w
Late Postclassic Chinese: nā́w
Middle Chinese: nấw
English meaning : brain [L.Zhou]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) голова; 2) мозги; 3) рассудок, ум
Comments: For *n- cf. Xiamen, Chaozhou, Jianou nau3, Fuzhou nɔ3.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 130
Four-angle index: 1910
Vietnamese reading: não
Jianchuan Bai: no1
Dali Bai: nü1-
Bijiang Bai: nü1-
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 1702
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 效開一上皓泥
ZIHUI: 5207 1322
Beijing: nau 2
Jinan: nɔ 2
Xi'an: nau 2
Taiyuan: nau 2
Hankou: nau 2
Chengdu: nau 2
Yangzhou: nɔ 2
Suzhou: nä 32
Wenzhou: nз 22
Changsha: nau 2
Shuangfeng: nǝ 2
Nanchang: lau 2
Meixian: nau 2
Guangzhou: nou 22
Xiamen: lo 2 (lit.); naũ 2
Chaozhou: nau 21
Fuzhou: nɔ 2
Shanghai: nɔ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: nau 2
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *dɔʔŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brain
Ket: dɔʔŋ / dōŋ
Yug: dɔʔŋ
Kottish: -naŋ in kō-naŋ 'brain'
Comments: ССЕ 223. Werner 1, 206. There also exists a common Yenisseian compound *goʔ-nɔʔŋ 'brain' (for the first part see *goʔ), where we have -n- - obviously original (with *n- > *d- later). Cf. the above Kott. word = Ket. (Werner 1, 440) kóńeŋ 'Knochenmark aus mehreren Knochen'. The same second component *-nɔʔŋ is also reflected in Yug kʌ́jga-nɨŋ 'head brain' (with secondary singulative back-formation kʌ́jgan), see Werner 1, 460, 461.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *mune
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 marrow 2 pith 3 brain 4 sap 5 germ, sprout
Bizkaian: muin, muiñ, min 5
Gipuzkoan: muin, muiñ, mun 1, 4
High Navarrese: muin, muiñ 1, 3, 4
Low Navarrese: muin 1, 3, (Garazi) mun 1, 2
Salazarese: muin 1, 2
Lapurdian: muin, mun 1, 4
Baztanese: muiñ 1, 2, 3
Comments: Per Mitxelena (1961) and Trask (1995) this word and *hune (q.v.) are "regional variants" of the same word, and suggest Schuchardt's derivation from Lat. fune- 'rope'. Since both words can coexist in the same dialect (e.g., BZK un 'marrow, pith' vs. muin 'germ, sprout'; SAL un-ak 'brains' vs. muña 'marrow, pith') we think the words are of distinct origin (PSC*hwĭʔnV, *mV̆́ɦnū, resp.), but there has been phonetic and semantic blending.
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