Cognate Set 437 – Meaning: meat

IE-CoR reference form:
*mē(m)s-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Tocharian, Armenian, Albanian, Indic, Balto-Slavic, and Germanic lexemes from PIE *mē(m)s- 'meat' (NIL 486-488, cf. Adams 2013:498, Martirosyan 2010:469-470, Demiraj 1997}:269-270, Orel 1998:267, EWAia II:343-344, Turner 1962–1966:574 no. 9982, ALEW 638-639, Derksen 2015:312-313, ESSJa 19:7-11, Derksen 2008:315, Kroonen 2013:369).
Found in clades:
Albanian, Armenian, Baltic, Germanic, Indic, Slavic, Tocharian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 7 clades by 48 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
18   Albanian: Gheg mish From PAlb *miša further related to IE *memso-, cf also - inter alia - Skt māmsa-, Arm mis, Goth mimz, Slav *męso.
17   Armenian: Western mis միս mis mis
16   Armenian: Eastern mis միս mis mis
25   Bengali mānsa মাংস maŋʃo
79   Bulgarian meso месо mɘˈsɔ meˈso
98   Belarusian mâsa мяса ˈmʲɑ̈sɑ̈ ˈmʲaso
93   Czech maso ˈmɑ̈sɔ ˈmaso
29   Hindi māṁsa मास mɑ̃s mɑ̃s
34   Kashmiri maaz ماز mɑːz mɑːz
76   Lithuanian mėsà mʲeːˈsɐ mʲeːˈsɐ
95   Sorbian: Lower měso ˈmʲɪsɔ ˈmɪso
94   Sorbian: Upper mjaso ˈmjɑ̈sɔ ˈmjasɔ
80   Macedonian meso месо ˈme̞sɔ ˈmeso
33   Marathi māṁsa मांस mãs
31   Nepali māsu मासु masu
88   Polish mięso ˈmʲjɛɰ̃sɔ ˈmjeŋso
97   Russian mâso мясо ˈmʲɑ̈sɐ ˈmʲaso
83   Serbo-Croat meso ˈmê̞ːsɔ ˈmêːso
23   Sinhalese mas මස්
91   Slovak mäso ˈm(æ/ɛ)sɔ ˈmæso
85   Slovene meso mɛˈsóː mɛˈsóː
99   Ukrainian mâso м’ясо mʲjɑ̈sɔ ˈmjaso
4   Tocharian B mīsa ˈmisa məjsa Loss of nasal between pre-TB *i and sibilant regular here and in piś; see FIVE.
26   Maithili māṅs मांस mɑ̃s
77   Old Prussian mensā EV menso, Gr mense
21   Vedic: Early māṃsám मांसम् mɐ̃ːˈsɐm maːnsám ~ mā́ḥ
78   Old Church Slavonic męso мѧсо mɛ̃sɔ mẽso
15   Armenian: Classical mis միս mis mis-ɔ-
19   Albanian: Standard mish Also 'flesh'.
27   Magahi maṅs मांस mɑs
22   Pali maŋsa (maṁsaṁ) mɐ̃ːsɐ mamsa
90   Polabian mąsi maɯ̃ˈsi maŋˈsi
89   Kashubian miãso ˈmjɒsɔ ˈmjaŋsɔ
35   Palula mhaás مھاس ma̤ːs mhaás
28   Bhojpuri māṁs मांस mɑ̃s
87   Old Polish mięso ˈmʲã̠sɔ ˈmʲãso
92   Old Czech maso ˈmɑ̈sɔ ˈmaso
96   Old Novgorod męso мѧсо ˈmʲæsɔ ˈmʲæsɔ
100   Rusyn mn′áso ˈm(nʲ/ɲ)ɑ̈sɔ ˈmnʲaso
81   Macedonian: Suho m′ä̀su ˈmʲæsu ˈmæso
82   Macedonian: Visoka m′èsu ˈmʲe̞su ˈmeso
86   Slovene: Kostel meso ˈmɛsuː ˈmɛsuː
84   Slovene: Early Modern meſſú
24   Assamese māngxô মাংস mɑŋxɔ
32   Punjabi mās ਮਾਸ
20   Albanian: Arbëresh mishë ˈmːiːʂə
36   Gawri mās مس mɒˑs mɒːs H
101   Gothic mimz 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 mimz mimz
References
  • Adams, Douglas Q.: 498
    S.v. TochB mīsa 'meat, flesh', from PIE *memseh₂-, the plural to PIE *memsom (nt.) (cf. Skt. māṃsá- 'flesh, meat', Arm. mis 'id.', OPruss. mensā, Alb. mish 'id.', Goth. mimz 'id.').
  • Demiraj, Bardhyl: 269-270
    S.v. Alb. mish, -i/-të 'Fleisch', since long connected with several related words in IE languages, cf. Ved. māṁsá-, Arm. mis, OCS męso, Goth. mimz 'Fleisch', etc. The diachronic analysis of the Albanian cognate remains disputed. [cf. entry in Demiraj for further discussion.]
  • Derksen, Rick: 315
    S.v. Proto-Slavic *męso- 'flesh, meat' from PIE *mēms-om (cf. Skt. mām̆̇sá- 'flesh, meat', Goth. mimz 'κρέα').
  • Derksen, Rick: 312-313
    S.v. Lith. mėsà 'flesh, meat', from PIE *mēms- (cf. Skt. mām̆̇sá- 'flesh, meat'; Skt. mā́s- n. 'flesh, meat', Goth. mimz n. 'meat').
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 638-639
    S.v. OLith. mėsà, męsà 'Fleisch' (BSl. Latv. mìesa 'Fleisch, das ungeteilte, lebendige Fleisch des Körpers', OPr. mensā 'Fleisch', OCS męso, etc.), from PIE *mē(m)s-, *mēms-ó- 'Fleisch' (cf. CLuw. mi(ya)sa- 'Fleisch', Ved. mām̆̇s-, mām̆̇sá- 'Fleisch', Gk. μηρός, μῆρα 'der obere, fleischige Teil des Schenkels, Schenkelknochen, Schenkelbein', Arm. mis 'Fleisch', Lat. membrum 'Glied, Körperglied', Teil', Alb. mish 'Fleisch', OIr. mír 'Bissen, Stück, Portion', Goth. mimz 'Fleisch', TochB misa 'Fleisch').
  • Kroonen, Guus: 369
    S.v. Proto-Germanic *mimza- 'meat', from PIE *mēms-ó- (cf. TochB mīsa, Skt. māṃsá- 'meat', YAv. mā̊ŋhəm 'meat, board', Arm. mis 'flesh, meat', Lat. mēnsa 'table', Alb. mish 'meat' OCS męso, Lith. mėsà, etc.).
  • Martirosyan, Hrach: 469-470
    S.v. Arm. mis 'flesh, meat', connected with the PIE word for 'meat' *mēmso- (cf. Skt. māṃsá-, Goth. mimz, OCS męso, OPruss. menso, mensā, TochB mīsa, Alb. mish, etc.).
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:343-344
    S.v. Ved. mām̆̇sá- 'Fleisch', from PIE *mēms- (cf. Arm. mis, Goth. mimz, OPruss. mensā, menso, OCS męso, TochB mīsa- all 'Fleisch').
  • Orel, Vladimir: 267
    S.v. Alb. mish 'flesh, meat', from Proto-Albanian *miša, further to PIE *memso- 'id.' (cf. Skt. mām̆̇sá-, Goth. mimz, Arm. mis, Slav. męso).
  • Trubačev, O. N.: 19: 7-11
    PS *męso < PIE *mēms- / meməs.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 574
    Cf. s.v. 9982 Ved. māṁsá- n. 'flesh'.
  • Wodtko, Dagmar S. and Irslinger, Britta and Schneider, Carolin: 486-488
    S.v. *mē(m)s- 'Fleisch' (IEW 725, EIEC 374).