Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męti

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mínˀtei. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mìnti (“to trample, to scutch”), Latvian mĩt (“to trample, to scutch”). Further cognates unclear:

Derksen says "doubtful whether there are any cognates outside of Balto-Slavic".^[1]
Trubačev proposes Ancient Greek ματέω (matéō, “to trample, to tread”) from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tew-oh₂.^[2]
Shansky additionally proposes Irish men (“flour”).^[3]

Verb

*mę̀ti impf^[4]^[5]^[6]

to crumple, to rub

Conjugation

Conjugation of *męti, *mьne, *mьnetь (impf., -C-, _/ox-aorist, accent paradigm b)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*mьnenьje	*męti	*mętъ	*mьnlъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*mьnenъ	*mьnomъ
Active	*mьnъ	*mьny

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mьn(ox)ъ	*mьne	*mьne	*mьnǫ	*mьneši	*mьnetь
Dual	*mьn(ox)ově	*mьn(e/os)ta	*mьn(e/os)te	*mьnevě	*mьneta	*mьnete
Plural	*mьn(ox)omъ	*mьn(e/os)te	mьnǫ, mьnošę	*mьnemъ	*mьnete	*mьnǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*mьněaxъ	*mьněaše	*mьněaše	—	*mьni	*mьni
Dual	*mьněaxově	*mьněašeta	*mьněašete	*mьněvě	*mьněta	—
Plural	*mьněaxomъ	*mьněašete	*mьněaxǫ	*mьněmъ	*mьněte	—

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: мяти (mjati)
  - Belarusian: мяць (mjacʹ)
  - Russian: мять (mjatʹ)
  - Ukrainian: м'яти (mʺjaty), мня́ти (mnjáty)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: мѧти (męti)
  
  Glagolitic script: ⰿⱔⱅⰻ (męti)
- Bulgarian: мъ́на (mǎ́na)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: мети (only in Belostenec's dictionary)
  
  Latin: meti
- Slovene: mẹ́ti (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: mieti
  - Czech: mnout (dated)
- Old Polish: miąć
  - Polish: miąć
- Slovak: mäť
- Slovincian: mjyc

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mę̀ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315: “It is doubtful whether there are any cognates outside Balto-Slavic (cf. LIV: 438).”
^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 19
^ Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “мять”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mę̀ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315: “v. ‘compress, crumple, scutch’”
^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “męti: mьnǫ mьnetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 203, 248, 251; PR 136; ?MP 27)”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “mẹ́ti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mę̋ti, sed. *mьnǫ̋”

[1] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mę̀ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315: “It is doubtful whether there are any cognates outside Balto-Slavic (cf. LIV: 438).”

[2] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 19

[3] Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “мять”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

[4] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mę̀ti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315: “v. ‘compress, crumple, scutch’”

[5] Olander, Thomas (2001) “męti: mьnǫ mьnetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 203, 248, 251; PR 136; ?MP 27)”

[6] Snoj, Marko (2016) “mẹ́ti”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mę̋ti, sed. *mьnǫ̋”

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