mamiti

mamiti; maniti \{1\} Grammatical information: v. Proto-Slavic meaning: `deceive'

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Church Slavic:

mamiti `deceive' [verb];

maniti `deceive' [verb]

Russian:

manít' `beckon, attract, lure;

(dial.) `deceive, lie, linger, loiter' [verb], manjú [1sg], manít [3sg]

Czech:

mámiti `stun, deceive, seduce' [verb]

Slovak:

mamit' `stun, deceive' [verb]

Polish:

mamić `deceive, seduce, lead astray' [verb];

manić (dial.) `deceive, seduce, lead astray' [verb]

Slovincian:

mańic `attract, lure, deceive' [verb]

Lower Sorbian:

mamiś `deceive, enchant' [verb];

maniś `deceive, enchant' [verb]

Serbo-Croatian:

mámiti `attract, lure, seduce' [verb];

Čak. m̊āmȉti (Vrgada) `attract, lure, seduce' [verb];

mániti (dial.) `lure' [verb]

Slovene:

mámiti `stun, deceive, seduce, fool' [verb], mȃmim [1sg]

Bulgarian:

mámja `deceive, seduce, lead astray' [verb];

mánja (dial.) `deceive' [verb]

Lithuanian:

mõnyti `practise sorcery' [verb] \{1\}

Latvian:

mãnît `mislead, deceive

Indo-European reconstruction: meh₂m-iH-

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Comments: According to Van Wijk (1934: 73), *mamiti is the original denominative verb, while *maniti arose through dissimilation, which was probably favoured by the existence of *manǫti. Van Wijk's hypothesis is supported by the fact that there is more a less a geographical distribution. The form *mamiti occurs in West and South Slavic, whereas *maniti occurs in East Slavic and in certain West and South Slavic regions.

Notes:

\{1\} I consider both the Latvian and the Lithuanian forms to be borrowings from Slavic. Endzelīns is inclined to regard Latv. mãnît as an inherited word.