English
Manan
Manan comes from Sanskrit मनन ‘contemplation, deliberation, pondering’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमननmanana‘contemplation, deliberation, pondering’
- EnglishtodayManan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमननmanana‘contemplation, deliberation, pondering’
- EnglishtodayManan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, music, mind, amount, comment, mental, mouth, mention, mountain, museum, remain, monster, auto, mount, min, monitor, permanent, monetary, demonstration, mentor, monk, mint, monument, dementia, monte, imminent, amnesty, muse, mosaic, eminent, summon, ming, prominence, maya, mont, monastery, muster, monstrous, amnesia, menace, 128 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / Manan