Lemizh / English dictionary
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màjw.
to feel affection for someone-acc, to show someone-dat one’s affection
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem manw‑a
< OLem manw‑
< PLem *manw‑, néu̯-present of
< PIE *men‑ ‘think’
The PLem semantic development is explained with the notion of thinking about someone softly, fondly, or the like.
doublet of manwà. ‘magnetically attract’, màsw., minà. and swmilà.
Cognates
Gk μνάομαι ‘remember’, Lat mēns ‘mind, reason’