Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *baŋ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to trot, ride 2 trot

Russian meaning: 1 идти рысью, скакать 2 бег

Old Turkic: maŋ 'a step' (OUygh.)

Karakhanid: maŋ- (KB) 1

Turkish: man- (dial.) 1

Middle Turkic: maŋ- (Sangl.) 1

Uighur: maŋ- 1

Sary-Yughur: maŋ 2, maŋ- 1

Khakassian: maŋ 2

Shor: maŋ 2

Oyrat: maŋ 2

Yakut: maŋɨj- 1

Tuva: maŋ- 1

Tofalar: maŋ- 1

Kirghiz: maŋ 2, maŋ- 1

Kazakh: maŋ 2

Noghai: maŋ 2

Comments: EDT 766, 767, VEWT 326.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *mĕŋa

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to run, trot

Russian meaning: бежать, идти рысью

Turkic: *baŋ

Mongolian: *meŋde-

Tungus-Manchu: *meŋ-

Comments: A Western isogloss.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *meŋde-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to hurry; to scurry

Russian meaning: спешить; суетиться

Written Mongolian: meŋde-, megde- (L 536)

Khalkha: meŋde-, megde-

Buriat: megde-

Kalmuck: meŋdǝ-

Ordos: meŋde-, megde-

Comments: KW 261. Mong. meŋde- > Evk. mendē-lē- etc., see Doerfer MT 103.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *meŋ-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to hurry 2 to run around (of a dog) 3 to run (of cattle)

Russian meaning: 1 торопиться, спешить 2 бегать (о бродячей собаке) 3 резвиться (о скоте)

Evenki: meniw-, meŋiw- 1

Even: men-, menu- 1, munŋъn- 2

Literary Manchu: muŋre-, muŋgire- 3

Comments: ТМС 1, 556-557, 569. Cf. also Evn. All. maŋdị- 'to trot'.

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *meŋV

Meaning: to walk, run

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *mĕŋa

Uralic: *mene

Eskimo-Aleut: *mǝŋ(ǝ)tǝ-

References: ND 1423 *mene 'walk, go' (+ dub. IE + Chad.), Redei 272.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 542

Proto: *mene

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to go

German meaning: gehen

Finnish: mene-, dial. mäne- 'gehen'

Estonian: mine-

Saam (Lapp): mânnâ- -n- (N) 'go, journey, travel', manna- (L), manni̊- (T), mønne- (Kld. Not.), mønnø- (A)

Mari (Cheremis): mie- (KB U), mije- (B) 'kommen, gehen, besuchen'

Udmurt (Votyak): mi̮n- (S), mǝ̑n- (K), mị̑nị̑- (G) 'gehen'

Komi (Zyrian): mun- (S P PO) 'gehen, fahren'

Khanty (Ostyak): mĕn- (V DN), mȧ̆n- (O) 'gehen, weggehen'

Mansi (Vogul): miń- (TJ), min- (KU P So.) 'gehen'

Hungarian: mën-

Nenets (Yurak): ḿiń- (O) 'gehen'

Nganasan (Tawgi): mende-

Selkup: mentétja- (Ta.), menda- (Ke.) 'vorübergehen', männempa- (Ty.) 'vorübergehen', mäntēja- (Ty.) 'vorbeigehen', mänti- (Tur.)

Kamass: mǝn-

Janhunen's version: (55) *meni-

Sammalahti's version: *meni-

Addenda: Mot. мынгаемъ 'отхожу'; En

Yukaghir parallels: män- 'springen'

Eskimo etymology :

Proto-Eskimo: *mǝŋ(ǝ)tǝ-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to leave out

Russian meaning: покидать

Proto-Yupik: *mǝŋtǝ-

Proto-Inupik: *mǝn(ǝ)t-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 198

Yupik etymology :

Inupik etymology :

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : HVMNV (?)

Meaning : to go

Eurasiatic : *meŋV

Afroasiatic : *ha/im- (cf. also *mVʔ-, *may-)

Amerind (misc.) : *(a)mina (? *(a)mi) 'go' (R 310) [+ A K]

Reference : GE 91 *men 'walk'.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ha/im-

Meaning: go, walk

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *hmy ~ *hym 'wander, stray, travel'

Egyptian: ỉhm (ME) 'go slowly'

Western Chadic: *yim- 'return'

Central Chadic: *(H)im- 'enter'

East Chadic: *HiʔVm- 'go out'

High East Cushitic: *ham- 'go, walk'

South Cushitic: *hiʔim- 'walk'

Omotic: *ham- 'go, walk'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 3061

Proto-Semitic: *hmy ~ *hym

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: wander, stray, travel

Syrian Aramaic: (?) hāmān- 'enfer' DRS 422 (<Hbr hāmōn; nth. in common!)

Mandaic Aramaic: himun 'keeper of a purgatory' DM 145

Arabic: hmy 'errer çà et là, errer à l'aventure (se dit d'un troupeau)' BK 2 1450; yahmāʔ- 'desert sans aucune signe à l'aide duquel un voyageur puisse s'orienter et où il périt facilement' ibid. 1637

Geʕez (Ethiopian): --

Argobba: hema, hǝyǝma 'road', hemäñña 'traveler'

Gafat: (?) mäyä 'chemin', mäyäñña 'voyageur' LGaf 218

Gurage: Cha, Eža Msq ema, Gye ayma 'road, way' LGur 41 (Enn Gye me^ya, End me^yä 'road, way' ident. in LGaf 218 but not in LGur 441 where it is comp. to Oro meya)

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉhm (ME)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go slowly'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *yim-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'return'

Karekare: yim- [LkK]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(H)im-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'enter'

Tera: àyìm-si

Gaanda: àyìm-si [Kr N 344]

Boka: yìm-si [Kr]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *HiʔVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'enter' 1, 'go out' 2

Tumak: hím 1 [Cp]

Migama: ʔò:mò 2 [JMig]

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *ham-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go, walk'

Sidamo: ham-

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *hiʔim-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'walk'

Iraqw (Mbulu): -hiʔim-it-

Notes: Secondary intervocalic laryngeal

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *ham-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go, walk'

Ometo: ha(a)m-

Janjero (Yamma, Yemsa): ham-

Kafa (Kaficho): ham(m)-

Mocha: hammi

Anfillo (Southern Mao): ham-

Bworo (Shinasha): (h)aam-

Gimirra (Benesho, She): hamu

Sheko: (h)am

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