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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *mang-ā̂ f.
Meaning: whore
Old Prussian: manga `Hure'
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *mang-
Meaning: magic, sorcery
Old Indian: mañju-, mañjula- `beautiful, lovely', maṅgala- n. `happyness, felicity, welfare, bliss'
Other Iranian: Osset mäng `Betrug'
Old Greek: máŋgano-n n. `Achse oder Kloben im Flaschenzug; eiserner Pflock, Bolzen; Schleudermaschine, ballista, tormentum', maŋganéu̯ō `durch künstliche Mittel betrühen, verzaubern, einen Possen spielen', maŋganéi̯ǟ `Betrügerei'
Latin: mangō, -ōnis m. `ein Handler, der seine Ware durch künstliche Mittel aufputz; bes. Sklaven- und Pferdehändler'
Celtic: MIr meng `Trug, Fertigkeit, List', mengach `verräterisch'
Russ. meaning: волшебство
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1287
Root: meng-
English meaning: pretty, beautiful; useful thing (?)
German meaning: `schöner machen, schwindelhaft verschönern'
General comments: nur nominal
Material: Ai. mañjú-, mañjulá- `schon, lieblich', maṅgalá- n. `gutes Omen, Glück'; osset. mäng `Betrug'; gr. μάγγανον n. `Zaubermittel, Kriegsmaschine' usw. (daraus entlehnt lat. manganum `Maschine', alb. mangë `Hanfbreche' usw., mhd. mange `Wurfmaschine', nhd. Mange(l) `Wäscherolle'), gr*μάγγων (daraus lat. mangō `betrugerischer Händler'), μαγγανεύω `betrüge' usw.; mir. meng `Trug, List', mengach `verräterisch'; aus nhd. mange stammt apr. manga `Hure', lit. mánga `ungezogene Person'; toch. A maṅk `Schuld, Fehler'.
References: WP. II 233, WH. II 28 f.
Pages: 731
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