From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y-, which could be reduced from *meh₂- (“to beckon”) + *-yeti.[1][2] See also Latin maereo (“I am mournful”), Sanskrit मेनि (meni, “wrath, punishment”), Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive”).
*mainaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mainaz | *mainai | *mainō | *mainôz | *mainą, -atō | *mainō |
Accusative | *mainanǭ | *mainanz | *mainǭ | *mainōz | *mainą, -atō | *mainō |
Genitive | *mainas, -is | *mainaizǫ̂ | *mainaizōz | *mainaizǫ̂ | *mainas, -is | *mainaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *mainammai | *mainaimaz | *mainaizōi | *mainaimaz | *mainammai | *mainaimaz |
Instrumental | *mainanō | *mainaimiz | *mainaizō | *mainaimiz | *mainanō | *mainaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mainô | *mainaniz | *mainǭ | *mainōniz | *mainô | *mainōnō |
Accusative | *mainanų | *mainanunz | *mainōnų | *mainōnunz | *mainô | *mainōnō |
Genitive | *maininiz | *mainanǫ̂ | *mainōniz | *mainōnǫ̂ | *maininiz | *mainanǫ̂ |
Dative | *mainini | *mainammaz | *mainōni | *mainōmaz | *mainini | *mainammaz |
Instrumental | *maininē | *mainammiz | *mainōnē | *mainōmiz | *maininē | *mainammiz |
Most later descendants confused and merged this word with the descendants of *gamainiz (“common”).