English
manas
Manas comes from Sanskrit मनस् ‘mind’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ménos‘mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mánas‘mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमनस्manas‘mind’
- Englishtodaymanas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ménos‘mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mánas‘mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमनस्manas‘mind’
- Englishtodaymanas
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, muster, monstrous, amnesia, menace, monastery, 127 more
Today it means
noun The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / manas