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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *mVŋV ?
Meaning: magic, joy
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *mang-
Meaning: magic, sorcery
Old Indian: mañju-, mañjula- `beautiful, lovely', maṅgala- n. `happyness, felicity, welfare, bliss'
Other Iranian: Osset mäng `Betrug'
Old Greek: máŋgano-n n. `Achse oder Kloben im Flaschenzug; eiserner Pflock, Bolzen; Schleudermaschine, ballista, tormentum', maŋganéu̯ō `durch künstliche Mittel betrühen, verzaubern, einen Possen spielen', maŋganéi̯ǟ `Betrügerei'
Latin: mangō, -ōnis m. `ein Handler, der seine Ware durch künstliche Mittel aufputz; bes. Sklaven- und Pferdehändler'
Celtic: MIr meng `Trug, Fertigkeit, List', mengach `verräterisch'
Russ. meaning: волшебство
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *mang-ā̂ f.
Meaning: whore
Old Prussian: manga `Hure'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1287
Root: meng-
English meaning: pretty, beautiful; useful thing (?)
German meaning: `schöner machen, schwindelhaft verschönern'
General comments: nur nominal
Material: Ai. mañjú-, mañjulá- `schon, lieblich', maṅgalá- n. `gutes Omen, Glück'; osset. mäng `Betrug'; gr. μάγγανον n. `Zaubermittel, Kriegsmaschine' usw. (daraus entlehnt lat. manganum `Maschine', alb. mangë `Hanfbreche' usw., mhd. mange `Wurfmaschine', nhd. Mange(l) `Wäscherolle'), gr*μάγγων (daraus lat. mangō `betrugerischer Händler'), μαγγανεύω `betrüge' usw.; mir. meng `Trug, List', mengach `verräterisch'; aus nhd. mange stammt apr. manga `Hure', lit. mánga `ungezogene Person'; toch. A maṅk `Schuld, Fehler'.
References: WP. II 233, WH. II 28 f.
Pages: 731
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *maŋi ( ~ *meŋa)
Meaning: joy
Russian meaning: радость
Comments: A Turk.-Mong. isogloss.
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *beŋi
Meaning: joy, pleasure
Russian meaning: радость, удовольствие
Old Turkic: beŋi, meŋi
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *maɣa-
Meaning: 1 conceited 2 to smile, enjoy, feel joy
Russian meaning: 1 самодовольный 2 улыбаться, наслаждаться, радоваться
Written Mongolian: maɣad-, maɣas- (БАМРС) Khalkha: mādgar 1, mās- 2
Buriat: mādagar 1
Kalmuck: māsxǝlzǝ- 2 (КРС); ? mādǝɣǝr 'хмурый, насупившийся' monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,
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