Reconstruction:Proto-Ugric/mańćɜ

This Proto-Ugric entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ugric

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Noun

*mańćɜ

  1. man, person
Descendants
  • ⇒ Old Hungarian: mogyër
    • Hungarian: magyar (“Hungarian”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Mansi:

Etymology 2

May be ultimately identical to the above etymology, via the concept of family, clan, or phratry and the sense ‘saga, tales of (heroic) deeds, the story of a family’.

Alternative forms

  • *maćɜ

Noun

*mańćɜ

  2. tale
Descendants
  • Hungarian: mese (“tale”)

Verb

*mańćɜ

  1. tell (a tale, story)

Further reading

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